Next tweet: "Today is the best time ever to start a company. You might fail, you might succeed, it’s a crazy ride either way, and you’ll learn and grow more than at any job."
I do not fully understand but my interpretation: Try it anyway even if you are not cut out for it.
Any other interpretations?
> Don’t start a company. You aren’t cut out for it. And if I can persuade you not to start a company by saying it in this tweet, definitely don’t start a company. You’re buying the economy-sized amount of effort and pain.
It is clear that specific sequence is to test if you are founder material. If you called BS on the first tweet and read the next tweet, you at least have the right mentality.
I hope this kind of gatekeeping eventually dies.
Becoming an astronaut is far harder than becoming a founder, yet we wouldn't dream of telling children not to think about becoming one.
What other people say is an important force. The reason I mentioned Jessica is because much of her work has been to convince people who otherwise wouldn't become founders to start companies. I think she has more experience than either of us, and she doesn't seem to agree that the thesis here is true.
If you wouldn't want to make this kind of discouragement with women founders, you wouldn't want to do it with men either, and I assume that's what sillysaurus meant.
What I got from it was that this is a challenge unlike other work related challenges. For one there’s no comp if things don’t work out, whereas anyone can find a job anywhere and get paid. You’re exchanging time and effort for something which may not turn out to be something people want to buy or use.
"Cut out for it" means you have a trust fund, rich parents, no financial obligations, and/or the right connections from having the right college degree or family.