Dharmesh, so many great points!
I suffer terribly from innate arrogance.
Arrogantly not too long ago I’d disagree with you.
“This only for certain people” I’d say.
Yet still I’ve only seen certain types thrive with this life.
But the benefit of doing it is to find out if your that type.
You covered this. But your Dharmesh at the top. I might be more of Dharmesh at Pyramid (if that) so maybe this can be helpful to some.
If it doesn’t work out you can happily work the rest of your life at a job. You’ll be a better team member at that job, a better friend, and more human. It’s a special kind of adversity that wouldn’t have made sense to me before I made the leap.
The best thing about startups is that you get a chance to fail every day.
You also get the same chance to come back. You compete against your self.
I’m not talking metrics. I’m talking body parts.
Your brain competes with your heart and vice versa.
Ration competes with ego. Faith competes with doubt.
Fear competes with courage.
Insanity vs logic.
There’s no better way to get to know yourself.
I don’t think doing it because you “hate” your job is a good reason.
But if you hate your job I still encourage you to do it.
There’s a good chance you might find you have a problem “inside” that makes you hate your job and quite a few other things.
That’s a problem that’s tough see therefore to solve without “live or die” risks.
And also to the 999 people that don’t win Dharmesh’s prize. Many of you will win better than the 1st place. I hope some points made it clear as to why.
