>>62257364my diary
>>62257366yeah called"how to cope"by -baldie faggot melty
>>62257368meds
>>62257374kill yourself already how many times do I need to tell you.
>>62257364Grifters who have never started a business are the best writers about this.
>>62257364Unironically this one
>>62257364The "Essays" section on Paul Graham’s website is pretty good, for example this one:https://paulgraham.com/startupfunding.html
>>62257364>>62257553> Unironically this oneI didn't really get anything out of it except:1. "Everything they teach you about 'efficient markets and competition' is bullshit, create a monopoly.2. Don't pay employees too much on top of equity or they are inclined to perpetuate status quo.If you got something else out of it, let me know.>>62258719This got quoted to: https://playbook.samaltman.com/, they are both ycombinatorhttps://blog.samaltman.com/productivityGraham taught me 80 line-length max, kind of hard in C#. Other than that, very little sticks outOP, in reality there are no secrets, to me it seems like key is catching the right market trend and then grinding it out. And that's if you somehow have funding, time, skills, etc.Altman touches on it, but understand burn rate and don't assume "partners" will deliver unless you know they will. The whole "at least put corporate structure / equity in a contract" meme is true.The fewer connections and the less money you have, the more your startup has to be a true UNIQUE startup. A lot of "startups" aren't really that insofar that they are going into established industries.
>>62257364One more thing oppie - I still believe that if you are doing a startup as one of the important founder (20%+ equity), all you have to worry about is "your product sells". Everyone keeps thinking about all this other shit, but the reality is "I print futa figurine for 5, shipping is 5, platform fee is 3, ad fee is 3, customer pays 20, i make 4, yai". If you can't define it like that, it's usually bs cope. There is a lot of theory, but that theory is 2%, 98% is what I just said above.
I worked for one start up. Quit after 3 years. It's really not for everyone and they lack a lot of maturity but require extremely high professionalism and output. That's not a bad thing, per se. But be mindful of your tolerance for such stuff and where you are in life. Working at a start up, or creating one, requires a ton of flexibility that you may not have in your current life situation. I might try to get back into start ups after I've done a few more years of my work and my kids are older. Also, don't confuse start up with small businesses. Lots of small businesses want to say they're a start up because they're pushing you to iterate and deliver, but that's just half the story.
>>62258990Another thing. Shitty personalities and methods will be rewarded at a start up if results are delivered. That's all they care about.
>>62258990>Lots of small businesses want to say they're a start up because they're pushing you to iterate and deliver, but that's just half the story.Key. People confuse it on here too.> Shitty personalities and methods will be rewarded at a start up if results are delivered.And a lot of people get a free ride. But honestly, if it works, it works.
>>62257384this. I haven't seen any new ones in like a decade though
