[cassieramen]

It's always interesting to think about the key moments in a start-up's life. Those ride or die moments that lead to great success or losing the Jonas Brother. I wonder how many a startup gets? How many are created by action or by luck? Do all startups have a couple of key moments they can look at as lynch pins to their success?

[timr]

It would be incorrect to take away from these stories that they were "key moments" in the life of JTV. These are fun stories, but there were lots of other moments that Justin could describe that were equally dramatic (if not worse).

If anything, these are examples of why most of the stuff that you worry about in a startup turn out to be totally irrelevant in the final analysis. While we were stressing about the Jonas brothers, the "gaming" category was off languishing in its own little corner of the site....

[lkrubner]

This is extremely long (12,000 words) but it gets surprisingly dramatic at the end:

"What happens when the Board Of Directors begins to panic?"

http://www.smashcompany.com/business/what-happens-when-the-b...

[krschultz]

The rare make or break moments exist, but most startups thrive on getting their employees to work as if they're in make or break moments 10x more often than they actually are.

[AznHisoka]

I think the ones that do are an anamoly. Most successful businesses become successful in a boring way going through a slow ramp of growth.