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Funny; all this time I thought the goal of entrepreneurship was to build a sustainable business.

• argonaut 13y ago
  That is one possible goal. That is not the goal for everyone.
• alttab 13y ago
  Sustainability is a waste of time when your only goal is to cash out as big as you can with as little investment as possible. You are mixing up "entrepreneur" with "wanting to create lasting value." A lot of what I see on HN is not the latter.
  • jakerocheleau 13y ago
    I think I would classify myself and most of my startup-knowledgable friends in the latter crowd. Is that a particularly bad thing to not be motivated by large cashouts, and instead by creating a company with long-term value?
    • alttab 13y ago
      Not at all. In fact, I was insinuating that a lot of the start up crowd is motivated by the wrong reasons - money. You can get rich by buying up real estate and charging rent. All you did is sign paper and make money. "Charging rent" isn't a service. "Allowing you to live in property I purchased." isn't really providing value either. "Building a house and selling it to a family." <=== that's creating value.