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Comment on Will.i.am Uses WePay to Collect Donations For His i.am home Foundation… by Margrett Northum

Margrett Northum — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:26:56 +0000

I wonder what Oprah will do next?

Comment on 5 things I “knew” (or should have known) before starting a company, but didn't fully understand until now by Rich Aberman

Rich Aberman — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:08:29 +0000

For the most part, I agree. It’s definitely not impossible. My insights are obviously shaped by my experiences, and we were also raising money in a pretty crappy economy with no product and no revenue (at the time). Thanks for reading!

Comment on 5 things I “knew” (or should have known) before starting a company, but didn't fully understand until now by Rich Aberman

Rich Aberman — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:06:49 +0000

Could not agree more. Thanks Dharmesh!

Comment on 5 things I “knew” (or should have known) before starting a company, but didn't fully understand until now by Roy Rodenstein

Roy Rodenstein — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:58:01 +0000

Hi Rich,

Great post, and good analogy about how it feels to really experience these “punches by the champ”

Agree with all, except for #4… many people have a hard time in Boston and NY but I’ve personally funded several Boston companies -and I’m a tiny angel- and have helped others get VC. It’s definitely way harder than in SF, though, and varies a lot with the times, though.

Of your points I think the one that is still most mysterious to first-time founders is Traction. I should probably do a blog post on that…

Comment on 5 things I “knew” (or should have known) before starting a company, but didn't fully understand until now by Dharmesh Shah

Dharmesh Shah — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:47:00 +0000

Great article.

I’m not big on the boxing metaphor. But, I’d argue that if you need to be arrogant and naive to get in the ring — you need to be self-aware to really succeed. Clearly, you need to survive that first match. But long-term, you have to do much more to “win” than simply survive that first match. You have to keep getting into the ring, keep getting better and win a few rounds.

Comment on 5 things I “knew” (or should have known) before starting a company, but didn't fully understand until now by david knies

david knies — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:24:38 +0000

phenomenal insight. you sum it up perfectly. keep up the great work!

Comment on Stop Being A Wimp by Andy Howard

Andy Howard — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 20:06:26 +0000

Huge respect guys – words to live buy. I’m a startup owner/operator too and completely agree. Lots of pussies out there.

Comment on Stop Being A Wimp by stephen

stephen — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 14:24:11 +0000

Cool article.

Comment on Stop Being A Wimp by Alvin Tan

Alvin Tan — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:05:27 +0000

Clearly, no one likes to hire wimps, and this requirement is usually couched in some vague term like “determination” and “problem-solving ability” in job postings. The question is, how do we identify the wimps, and how does one become a non-wimp in the first place?

Comment on Stop Being A Wimp by Bookmarks for August 27th through August 28th | links.kburke.org

Bookmarks for August 27th through August 28th | links.kburke.org — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:03:59 +0000

[...] Stop Being A Wimp | WePay – If you look at the founders that PG talks about the most, they are all tough as hell – and I’m pretty sure that’s why he likes them so much. I doubt he is particularly impressed by my and my co-founder’s raw intelligence, especially given how ridiculously smart the other YC founders are. I can hear him now: “I don’t know how smart they are, but god damn are those WePayers tough.” PG knows a lot about WePay. His favorite stories are those that demonstrate our toughness…like the time my co-founder and I adopted a dog together, dropped out of law school, and quit a high paying banking job, just to “burn the ships” before we founded WePay. I can probably recall two dozen stories about other founders that demonstrate how insanely tough they are — all stories frequently and proudly recited by PG. [...]