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I never used the Homejoy service, but I was in the audience for the Startup School Europe talks last year where Adora gave a fantastic speech (Notes: http://the
by acabrahams 11y ago
I never used the Homejoy service, but I was in the audience for the Startup School Europe talks last year where Adora gave a fantastic speech (Notes: http://theinflexion.com/blog/2014/07/26/notes-from-startup-school-europe-london/#adora_cheung_homejoy http://theinflexion.com/blog/2014/07/26/notes-from-startup-s...) about going through so many ideas and working so hard to get to Homejoy. The talk's ending had a 'And look, we made it, so you can too' feel, and I had no idea that they were doing anything but crushing it after all those years of grinding work.
Its hard not to be disheartened when a pair who seem to have worked as hard as they have still don't make it with an idea. I just hope they keep going.
- eonw 11y agomakes you wonder how many other startups are in the same boat.
- lesingerouge 11y agoThe question that comes to my mind is: should an entrepreneur really "fake it till you make it"?
- DarthMader 11y agoYes - even if you're not an entrepreneur
- Retra 11y agoThat's really just another way of advocating practice.
- jaxomlotus 11y agoYes. Especially in a game where you are dependent on raising capital, you always need to have an air of confidence about you.
- Zigurd 11y agoI get the opposite reaction when I hear of someone grinding away until they've got a startup. I understand that investors invest in people. But the idea has to have a life of it's own, and a value on its own. I remember when urban adventure games were a thing, and a thing that tended to attract very energetic people. But it was shown that no matter how much hustle you've got, urban adventure games are not an investable thing.
- WalterSear 11y agoEven if an idea is valuable, implementation is rarely a simple process.
- 7Figures2Commas 11y agoSuccess comes primarily from doing the right things, not working hard. If you work hard, but are doing the wrong things, your chances of success are slim to none.