James Sinclair argues startup founders need someone willing to tell them their idea is broken, not just risky. That person should point out if the market is too small, the problem doesn't exist, or you lack the skills to execute. Listen to them before you burn money, time, and relationships.
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Startup founders. Who is the person in your circle telling you your idea is no good that your market is not big enough, the problem doesn't exist, no one's gonna pay for it, no one cares about it. You are not skilled enough to execute it, you don't understand enough about it. Who is the person in your circle who is telling you to stop stop before you burn your life savings before you burn your family's money, your friends money before you burn X years of who is telling you hey I don't think this is a great idea and here's why and I'm not talking about the people who are telling you well you should go to college and become a doctor or hey you should stick with your 9 to 5 because that's safe I'm talking about who is giving you the feedback based on your idea that it's fundamentally flawed. That's who you need in your circle urgently urgently and listen to them.