Great to hear that people who have actually succeeded aren't all delusional (I kid!).
I don't suppose you are trying again, and if you are, what kind of things do you think improve one's odds at success (which is quite different from the 7 habits of successful people stuff). I'm talking about increasing chances by an order of magnitude from 0.000001% to 0.001% (99.99% chance of failure still guaranteed).
I have a general feeling that you should time your entry and exit in founding a company correctly (for example now for the current bubble) - or survive long enough for that to no longer be an issue (in about 5 years to catch the next cycle - the latter is probably more common - pivots and all). You also need to work hard, but you must work hard on problems that are solvable and valuable (at least in the long term). For example working on VR devices right now is not a good idea, but give it 3-4 years, and we're talking.
I get the feeling that TIMING is by far the most important asset a founder has. Or I'm wrong (which is my default assumption).
I don't suppose you are trying again, and if you are, what kind of things do you think improve one's odds at success (which is quite different from the 7 habits of successful people stuff). I'm talking about increasing chances by an order of magnitude from 0.000001% to 0.001% (99.99% chance of failure still guaranteed).
I have a general feeling that you should time your entry and exit in founding a company correctly (for example now for the current bubble) - or survive long enough for that to no longer be an issue (in about 5 years to catch the next cycle - the latter is probably more common - pivots and all). You also need to work hard, but you must work hard on problems that are solvable and valuable (at least in the long term). For example working on VR devices right now is not a good idea, but give it 3-4 years, and we're talking.
I get the feeling that TIMING is by far the most important asset a founder has. Or I'm wrong (which is my default assumption).