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by flippy_flops 2306 days ago
This is good advice, but I think the fundamental issue for many people is that they are looking for a formula to supplement their own brain.

In reality there are many classes of successful businesses. It’s hard to explain the success of a restaurant franchise and of flappy bird in the same formula except to over generalize it as, “decent idea with decent execution and decent timing in front of a decent audience.”

I do think posts like this are very helpful at eliminating dead end habits. I know I’m guilty of searching for a lock.