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    1. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 26 Nov 2018
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      A good measure of how much of a fit you are for gritty, glass-chewing, winner-take-all type games is how many times you can handle hearing "no" before quitting. My limit is 1. In general, I have very low patience for paths where others have genuine yes/no control over my future.

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    2. Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 26 Nov 2018
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      If my first try at a game isn't at least moderately successful, I generally switch games. If I find myself stalling out and unable to level up, I switch games. I don't know what to call this attitude. Least-effort, zero-iteration, disrupt-only luck-orienteering.

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      Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 26 Nov 2018
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      It is the exact opposite of an entrepreneurial attitude to things. But anti-entrepreneurial rather than entrepreneurial. A different pattern of adaptation rather than a non-adaptive stick-in-the-mudness. Breaking smart like water rather than rock.

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        1. Evan‏ @EvanMcM 26 Nov 2018
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          One might reasonably argue that both ends of the spectrum are useful - constant optimization for the best possible game, or, being the last one standing at any game you can find. Would be interesting to see how each plays out long term.

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        1. Julien  ✌🏻‏Verified account @julien 26 Nov 2018
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          Don't ever raise venture

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        1. Chris Anderson‏ @jchris 27 Nov 2018
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          This is what picking problem spaces based on interestingness feels like. If someone’s saying yes/no, you’re on a path where subtle things cannot be found. Only the most important subtle things are worth carrying through the fog of yes/no to install in manufactured normalcy field.

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        2. nobody, the creator‏ @__chefy__ 27 Nov 2018
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          I see your point, but interestingly enough I am drawn to entrepreneurial games for the exact opposite. The heart of entrepreneurship is doing things without anyone's permission.

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        3. nobody, the creator‏ @__chefy__ 27 Nov 2018
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          We have added a lot of permissioned elements to modern entrepreneurship ad hoc to make it more suitable to non-entrepreneurs like the ones you have mentioned.

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        1. Zach Kowalik‏ @ZachKowalik 28 Nov 2018
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          I was a pro game-switcher before entrepreneurship (20+ W-2 jobs) for the same reason. After I started my biz I realized what I’d really wanted was permission to break past the impossibility barrier: Gain the autonomy to invent new futures. “No” has less power in uncharted worlds.

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