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Lumifer comments on Entrepreneurial autopsies - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: Lumifer 13 July 2015 05:23:11PM 1 point [-]

There are two situations:

  • I had a startup up and running, but then it failed;
  • I had an idea about a startup, but then it didn't happen.

These are very different situations.

Comment author: [deleted] 14 July 2015 01:49:09PM 1 point [-]

I had an idea

...or three before breakfast...

Needs to draw a line somewhere really. I would say, an idea is serious from the moment there is a more or less written cash-flow plan.