> even if smart people tell you something, you often need to fail it first to really get it.
That was really emphasized for me after my first startup failed. After we pulled the plug, all the advice I had procured in the previous months suddenly made sense.
I think that when you hear advice, it might make sense but you don't really understand it. It is analogous to reading a textbook and thinking you've got it covered until you actually reproduce what you learned. That's when the real learning happens. You just need to buck up and get your hands dirty.
That was really emphasized for me after my first startup failed. After we pulled the plug, all the advice I had procured in the previous months suddenly made sense.
I think that when you hear advice, it might make sense but you don't really understand it. It is analogous to reading a textbook and thinking you've got it covered until you actually reproduce what you learned. That's when the real learning happens. You just need to buck up and get your hands dirty.