That is one of the most brilliant things I ever read in a while.
Specially the part of the elephant.
Why there are so many conflicting opinions? Because they are all right at the same time, but only for a part of the problem.
Things are constantly in flux, I saw a talk last week, 7 startups that had exits, talked about how they did it, one thing was a constant: the economic scenario greatly influenced each of their paths.
One, was in a economy ready to bust (early 2008), and he knew it, and what he did was take the first good offer.
Other, was in a bustling economy, he just made buyers compete to buy his company.
Other, had his 2 year of development product, get made obsolete at launch because of political shifts, requiring some emergency pivoting.
You cannot copy other people, because you are not them, you are not in the same situation, you did not had the same parents, you don't have the same skillset!
Specially the part of the elephant.
Why there are so many conflicting opinions? Because they are all right at the same time, but only for a part of the problem.
Things are constantly in flux, I saw a talk last week, 7 startups that had exits, talked about how they did it, one thing was a constant: the economic scenario greatly influenced each of their paths.
One, was in a economy ready to bust (early 2008), and he knew it, and what he did was take the first good offer.
Other, was in a bustling economy, he just made buyers compete to buy his company.
Other, had his 2 year of development product, get made obsolete at launch because of political shifts, requiring some emergency pivoting.
You cannot copy other people, because you are not them, you are not in the same situation, you did not had the same parents, you don't have the same skillset!