Comments on: The Ups and Downs of Entrepreneurship – smoothed by EXECUTION

By: brand propecia

brand propecia — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:25:16 +0000

brand propecia .

By: Fraser

Fraser — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 22:09:18 +0000

I heard a rumour that someone was wearing a “Where’s Fraser?” t-shirt.

Beautiful and powerful in its simplicity

By: Howard Lindzon

Howard Lindzon — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:36:35 +0000

Thanks Fraser – we missed you in new york.

Love the simplicity of that.

I am with you on leadership. I have chased way too many good, even fgreat ideas with shoddy leadership (mostly me )

As i hit 40, the capital is easier and the ideas plenty and picking the right leaders seems most challenging and important

By: Fraser

Fraser — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:28:55 +0000

great post Howard.

If you think that a start-up needs:

1) Idea
2) Leadership
3) Capital

I’d rank them (in order of importance)

1) Leadership
2) Idea
3) Capital

That order holds for a ranking of ’scarcity’ as well.

By: howard Lindzon

howard Lindzon — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:04:50 +0000

That Paul Graham has covered everything – smart dude

My posts are shorter

And good point. Why are people upset. in the tech echo chamber – it just sounds like whining and hope for failure – which is such a shame. I deserve to paid per post based on some of my recommendations

By: Noah Brier

Noah Brier — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 19:01:43 +0000

Sounds like Paul Graham wisdom: If enough people get upset by something, it's probably a good idea.

By: howard Lindzon

howard Lindzon — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:47:22 +0000

Dan – thanks

Bill – guy made a fortune and is living on an island away from the retarded crowds he popularized

Ian – congrats

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The Blogging Times » PayPerPost gets $3 million backing — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 18:30:45 +0000

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By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:48:45 +0000

Howard,

“Give me an average idea with a great management team and venture backers over a great idea with average management and ‘C’ list VC’s.”

This is _exactly_ what one of the angel investors told my business partner and I at the AAIC 2 years ago. We ended up folding up that company because we had a great idea, but no backing and no board.

Now I’m working for a startup that has both, what a difference!

By: Bill aka NO DooDahs

Bill aka NO DooDahs — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 16:33:15 +0000

Isn’t “conventional wisdom” an oxymoron? So what moron came up with the whole “wisdom of crowds” analogy?