Comments on: Face it, you’re screwed.

By: Nike air force

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By: J.T. Shaver

J.T. Shaver — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:59:12 +0000

Wow. Harsh, but soooooo true.

By: BoosySchwartz

BoosySchwartz — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:35:54 +0000

Well i guess i shouldn't whine about the lack of hippies and coders in NYC and instead look out for those willing to help start up companies, making innovative change in new media

By: Prospectus

Prospectus — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:54:53 +0000

Very well said. Do something today!

By: madwilliethompson

madwilliethompson — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 00:00:17 +0000

Absolutely LOVE the post and the bullish commentary. One more reason excuses ring awfully hollow:

In software at least, it has never been easier (read low overhead) to go into business, bootstrap it, and give it hell. A few hundred dollars to incorporate, a decent voip phone for sales, webex and the like for demos, cloud servers rather than your own tin, etc. Contrast that with a restaurant for instance….location, rent, food, silverware, linen service, and on and on just to open the joint.

Obviously in either case, still loads of work to do once the above is in place, but the difference in burn rate is huge.

By: andyswan

andyswan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:08:03 +0000

That last sentence is worthy of its own post.

Thank You.

By: jayliew

jayliew — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:02:51 +0000

First time I've heard of the wager, but I have thought of the same exact thing Pascal said

Although the spirit of my comment was slightly different. It wasn't so much that there's upside to bet right, and no downside to betting wrong (which is certainly a valid point on its own); it was more that (for me anyway), if I try and I fail and end up a miserable and bitter old man .. on my death bed I can honestly said “I gave it my best shot and failed”, and that to me gives me satisfaction over saying “well it was futile anyway so I didn't bother lifting a finger”.

Or in other words, if I don't try, that's a 100% guaranteed chance of failure. So if I tried even just a little, my odds of success is already > 0%. So the more I pour in, the higher my odds .. and maybe I just got to hang in there until I catch a break. I'm all about the hard math and science, but luck plays an important factor too. You can't win the lottery if you don't at least buy a ticket.

If you have no luck, be it because you really had luck against you – not beause you shut the door on luck itself.

There's no substitute for hard work. If you work hard and prepare yourself, you might get beat, but you'll never lose
— Nancy Lieberman-Cline

By: DaveinHackensack

DaveinHackensack — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:37:34 +0000

OK, thanks for the heads up.

By: andyswan

andyswan — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:09:37 +0000

Correct….there might be a weird way around it, but by default you're correct.

Try a bitly to drudgereport.com or something….don't even post it and it'll have stats

By: DaveinHackensack

DaveinHackensack — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 00:07:27 +0000

"If all else, it is my own firm believe that one may be poor in the pocket, but it's infinitely much more worse that you let that make you limit yourself and artificially be poor in your dreams. Dreams don't cost a thing. Have you forgotten that?"

An interesting point, Jay, and one that reminds me of Pascal's wager. Why not bust your ass trying to be successful -- what's the downside to believing that your hard work will eventually pay off?