I think I actually learned this lesson from my failure to build a billion dollar startup with Labdoor (this story is in the post). We would've been better off raising less money and going for profitability earlier. Labdoor made it to the middle class the hard way, and I'm trying to help others avoid some of my pain.
Thanks Neil - I certainly do not mean to disparage your success or work done with your writing. I think part of my comment is driven by the need for someone on HN to post something cynical.
I think there is just some mental fatigue that happens when you read about other's success - maybe this is an unhealthy reaction, I do not know.
> I think I actually learned this lesson from my failure to build a billion dollar startup with Labdoor
Failing to build a billion dollar startup does not exactly disprove the “massively succesful” point that GP made. Unless your criteria for “failure” is completely ridiculous.
