I once met a behavioral economist who spoke to me about overconfidence bias in solo founders. Despite extremely high failure rates, many keep going convinced they’re cut from a different kind of tree.
And maybe they are.
I admire founders deeply. The odds are stacked against them from day one. Statistics don’t favor them. Structure doesn’t favor them. Stability doesn’t favor them.
This is quite fascinating and very trye re grit. When I interviewed Chris Barton of Shazam, my favourite quote of his was, “The number one determinant of entrepreneurial success is persistence. If you are not prepared to go to superhuman levels that are beyond rationality to realize your dream, then your chance of finding success is virtually zero.” https://medium.com/swlh/the-story-of-shazam-the-startup-days-6bccebd17d84
I once met a behavioral economist who spoke to me about overconfidence bias in solo founders. Despite extremely high failure rates, many keep going convinced they’re cut from a different kind of tree.
And maybe they are.
I admire founders deeply. The odds are stacked against them from day one. Statistics don’t favor them. Structure doesn’t favor them. Stability doesn’t favor them.
Until they make it.
This is quite fascinating and very trye re grit. When I interviewed Chris Barton of Shazam, my favourite quote of his was, “The number one determinant of entrepreneurial success is persistence. If you are not prepared to go to superhuman levels that are beyond rationality to realize your dream, then your chance of finding success is virtually zero.” https://medium.com/swlh/the-story-of-shazam-the-startup-days-6bccebd17d84
Then who is founding Airopic the next-gen startup that could destroy AI in seconds. I mean bodyguards for Ai.