YA @ Sadko Mobile

Marc Andreessen wrote some time ago a series of post on startup that I could have written myself:

there are many more reasons to not do a startup.

First, and most importantly, realize that a startup puts you on an emotional rollercoaster unlike anything you have ever experienced.

You will flip rapidly from a day in which you are euphorically convinced you are going to own the world, to a day in which doom seems only weeks away and you feel completely ruined, and back again.

Over and over and over.

And I’m talking about what happens to stable entrepreneurs.

There is so much uncertainty and so much risk around practically everything you are doing. Will the product ship on time? Will it be fast enough? Will it have too many bugs? Will it be easy to use? Will anyone use it? Will your competitor beat you to market? Will you get any press coverage? Will anyone invest in the company? Will that key new engineer join? Will your key user interface designer quit and go to Google? And on and on and on…

Also:

The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 2: When the VCs say “no”

The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 3: “But I don’t know any VCs!”

The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 4: The only thing that matters

The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 5: The Moby Dick theory of big companies

The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 6: How much funding is too little? Too much?

The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 7: Why a startup’s initial business plan doesn’t matter that much

The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 8: Hiring, managing, promoting, and firing executives

The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 9: How to hire a professional CEO

This all is certainly not everything you NEED TO know, but definitely everything you MUST know (plus much more).

As I said, I could have written this myself, but I cannot write this much, because doing things you would want to use on your Android phone takes all the time you can contribute. But once I have my own story to tell, I will. Rest assured.

In the meantime, read Marc Andreessen, it is worth the time.

Tags: financing, startup, vc

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