10/ Indeed. Years spent on failed ideas are often forgotten when success comes along.

e.g. Ever heard of Reid Hoffman’s "SocialNet"? Nope, because LinkedIn, Greylock.

e.g. Ever heard of Marc Andreessen’s “Ning”? Nope, because Netscape, a16z.

11/ I think the biggest career mistake young people make is they’re afraid to look dumb, so they follow safe paths that cap their downside, not realizing that they also cap their upside. 

And said paths are often tournament-style competitions, + perhaps not as safe as they think

Erik Torenberg

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Two related posts I think about a lot:
https://x.com/eriktorenberg/status/1044093515863486464
https://sashachapin.substack.com/p/the-moat-of-low-status-68a

https://media.tenor.com/1nd3I0EiKNIAAAAC/vegeta-headache

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