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by John23832 639 days ago
> no one my age wants to aim big

Just a point. Nobody any age really wants to aim big. You'll often have to go at it yourself and in your pursuits make the "big" seem more surmountable. That's when they'll want to tag along.

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every project falls well short of its goals. if you aim really big, there is a much better chance that there will be something of real value in the parts. a half-baked mvp of a tiny idea is almost always worthless.
Dont aim small or big. Aim smart. Do X where if X fails you get upsides Y, Z etc. Bonus points if Y and Z are strategic.

A common manifestation of this is the pivot but there are others.

Dating app or running club? Both may get you a date. One gets you fit and makes you friends if you fail.

Made friends? They introduce you to a date...