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Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company

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2101 points jamesjyu | 3 comments | 07 Feb 19 15:28 UTC | HN request time: 0.662s | source
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amelius ◴[07 Feb 19 16:06 UTC] No.19106061[source]▶
Refreshing. I'd like to see more "anti-survivor" articles so the survivor bias gets toned down.
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1. abraae ◴[07 Feb 19 16:41 UTC] No.19106319[source]▶
Yep, I was braced for more failed-but-really-succeeded porn.

This is a great read, and clearly from the heart.

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2. randlet ◴[07 Feb 19 17:11 UTC] No.19106573[source]▶
> was braced for more failed-but-really-succeeded porn.

Isn't that what this is though? Sure he failed to build a billion dollar business, but his business is still way more successful than most. Lots of people would certainly kill to attain this level of failure.

I certainly recognise failure is a very personal thing, but from the outside looking in this looks like a success overall, even though I'm sure it was completely gut wrenching along the way.

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3. bduerst ◴[07 Feb 19 17:26 UTC] No.19106682[source]▶
Kind of. Usually these trope-filled stories make a mountain out of some small setback, but this story genuinely feels like the company had some major setbacks.