Geoff Ralston - Parting Advice

TL;DR

Geoff Ralston gives parting advice to Startup School founders: every startup has a unique path, so focus on what matters (making something people want, measuring progress, hiring great people). Things will go wrong; the best response is to default to action (write code, talk to users) and not give in to sadness or inaction.

Key insights

• Every startup and every founder has a completely different path to success; comparing your progress to others is a distraction.
• The best course of action when things go disastrously wrong is to default to action: write code, talk to users, make your product better.
• Sadness leads to inaction, apathy, and depression – founders must actively avoid that emotional trap.