Don't change what you're doing based on blog posts like this. Better yet, don't ever read blog posts like this.
There is a cancer in the startup community and it's advice like this. Very detailed and specific advice by people with absolutely no track record, no real experience outside of "the community" and with an inflated sense of self.
Blanket statements and declarations from people who aren't even close to qualified to make them are becoming way too common.
So only people who have been wildly successful have the right to share their thoughts? This guy failed and writes a blog post about what he may have done wrong and includes the advice he got from his mentor. Agree, disagree or ignore, but I don't see how your comment adds any value.
BTW - There are plenty of successful people offering awful advice. Can't we just try to evaluate ideas on their merits?
That's funny because the advice mentioned in my post is the advice passed down by the successful entrepreneurs mentioned in my post. The specific advice I mentioned follows closely along the Lean Startup and "3 Steps to the Epiphany". And no where in my post did I offer a self-congratulation.
The advice in your post is terrible because it only applies in some situations. Blog posts like that help nobody because they lack context and if you're simply passing down advice, it's like playing a game of telephone.
I'm not shooting the messenger. I'm pointing out that you have little to no idea what you're talking about.
I think the above came off as overly harsh. I'm sure you're a talented entrepreneur. I have just been seeing so many blanket statements being put out there about startups, and as a guy with a startup who works pretty hard on it - this one rubbed me the wrong way.
There is a cancer in the startup community and it's advice like this. Very detailed and specific advice by people with absolutely no track record, no real experience outside of "the community" and with an inflated sense of self.
Blanket statements and declarations from people who aren't even close to qualified to make them are becoming way too common.