Founders

This drives me nuts about VCs and I’m gonna call I the Colin paradox from now on

How can both these casts be true at once?

VCs want this amazing story for how you’ll be the next decacorn, but also major pivots are very common.

wtf is the point?

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Imagine you're going on a long-distance road trip. 

Just because there's a good chance you'll get lost once or twice along the way doesn't mean you should start without a map you have conviction in.

Drifting aimlessly and finding success is the exception not the norm.

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(I'm not saying this is the case for either Colin, just respond to your question about the seeming paradox)

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I hear you and agree

I don’t think @cojo.eth lacks a map or conviction. I think he’s not convincing VCs that his map/conviction meet their standards. And I’m suggesting their standards don’t match the “often there’s a pivot” reality

Founders don’t get lost, they often change trips altogether

Historically speaking, it seems norm and exception have trades chairs in the past half a century.

Before, serendipity, random encounters were way more frequent, and perhaps the norm. Penicillin, planet discoveries, (calling for more examples), even LSD.

Exploration vs. exploitation. And now clearly what Ben says.