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The Startup Rollercoaster

Started by andrewhyde · 7 months ago

First, a great post from Tim Ferris’s blog on the “Transition Curve” of being at a startup (written by Cameron Herold).

Stage 1: The first stage of the concept is called “Uninformed Optimism”
Stage 2: The second stage is called ... Continue reading »

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  • larry

    9 months ago

    Two great posts. I would agree stronger with Tim's post than RW. Paraphrasing one comment, it is easy to Monday morning QB the failure, harder to do during the game. Mentors certainly can help smooth things out. Looking back on LJ and its era, it predated many of the tools available today that have made syndication easier (e.g. smartphones and ubiquotous internet connections) so they were not only having to sort out user needs but wait for technology to catch up. A counter point would be to view Flickr's success. Their business model started off being gaming but after user input they switched to on-line photo sharing. The valley of "Crisis of Meaning" can be hard to escape without strong resolution since the signals can be very conflicting.
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  • Brett Borders

    9 months ago

    Great post on Tim Feriss' blog. I enjoyed it.
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