@lordbanks wrote:
“You don't have what it takes,” I told the founder as he stared at me, crestfallen like a child who just found out that he didn’t make the team.
“I do, I’ve worked harder than anyone else…" he pleaded.
“It’s not about hard work, it’s about solving hard problems with the least amount of work,” I told him.
“So what should I do?” he asked.
“You should quit… and go work for someone who does have what it takes,” I told him, without a moment's reservation or regret.
“You should do something that’s much easier and that allows you to refine your skills. Right now, you’re one of three people at a startup when you should be one of 200 people at a mid-sized company,” I added, ending the meeting.
Stone cold, Jason Calacanis, giving advice that 98 percent of us wantrepreneurs don't like to hear.
There are too many Padawans right now and not enough teachers. The Galaxy is flooded with people who think they can do what founders do in their lives: sacrifice everything.
[ And let’s be honest here, it doesn’t always work out well for the most powerful Jedis. Luke left before his training was finished and lost a hand, and Anakin left his training and lost both legs and one of his arms. This Jedi business is ‘limb-losing’ business. ]
I can see the non-Jedi a mile away.
Full post: http://calacanis.com/2015/09/20/you-dont-have-what-it-takes/
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