@paulg What are the most common reasons that they relent?
20% of cos I see at YC are on a path that will make them billionaires if they persevere. Only a handful do. Persevering is that hard.
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@EdanYago I think it's like in most other fields. A handful of people have exceptional drive, and the rest don't. There's also luck.
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@sgt101 It almost never is in the beginning. It would seem wildly presumptuous.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg So essentially you're saying it's hard to become a billionaire? -
@mattvague That's part of what I'm saying, but not the interesting part.
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@paulg even viaweb 'only' sold for $50 mill. What stopped you way back when? -
@maybeandrewford Partly that that seemed a lot to me at the time. Partly that I wanted to work on other things. Plus fear, and fatigue.
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@paulg becoming a billionaire is a side effect for the best ones, not an objective per se. They'll persevere if they love what they do.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@paulg do you think it’s lack of self-confidence or is it because it’s physically and emotionally hard?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Fail? Weren't trying. MT
@paulg 20% of cos I see at YC are on a path that will make them billionaires if they persevere. Only a handful do.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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