Comments on: Risk Everything by Doing Nothing http://www.richlazzara.com/risk-everything-by-doing-nothing/ Ideas for Gen neXt Entrepreneurs Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: 51 Excuses Entrepreneurs Hide Behind | Rich Lazzara http://www.richlazzara.com/risk-everything-by-doing-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-503 51 Excuses Entrepreneurs Hide Behind | Rich Lazzara Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:55:16 +0000 http://www.richlazzara.com/?p=399#comment-503 [...] It’s too risky – Doing nothing is much more risky [...] [...] It’s too risky – Doing nothing is much more risky [...]

]]> By: First Mate YC http://www.richlazzara.com/risk-everything-by-doing-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-373 First Mate YC Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:52:40 +0000 http://www.richlazzara.com/?p=399#comment-373 I tend to think of entrepreneurs as being more risk neutral (or even risk loving), rather than risk averse (consider the high rate of new business failures).<br><br>To the point, it is not clear anyone's risk profile should be modeled after those who are successful. To channel Taleb, how do we know these people are not just an artifact of randomness? Certainly randomness does not account for everything, but acknowledging its presence is also important when looking towards the future. I tend to think of entrepreneurs as being more risk neutral (or even risk loving), rather than risk averse (consider the high rate of new business failures).

To the point, it is not clear anyone's risk profile should be modeled after those who are successful. To channel Taleb, how do we know these people are not just an artifact of randomness? Certainly randomness does not account for everything, but acknowledging its presence is also important when looking towards the future.

]]> By: First Mate YC http://www.richlazzara.com/risk-everything-by-doing-nothing/comment-page-1/#comment-352 First Mate YC Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:52:40 +0000 http://www.richlazzara.com/?p=399#comment-352 I tend to think of entrepreneurs as being more risk neutral (or even risk loving), rather than risk averse (consider the high rate of new business failures).<br><br>To the point, it is not clear anyone's risk profile should be modeled after those who are successful. To channel Taleb, how do we know these people are not just an artifact of randomness? Certainly randomness does not account for everything, but acknowledging its presence is also important when looking towards the future. I tend to think of entrepreneurs as being more risk neutral (or even risk loving), rather than risk averse (consider the high rate of new business failures).

To the point, it is not clear anyone's risk profile should be modeled after those who are successful. To channel Taleb, how do we know these people are not just an artifact of randomness? Certainly randomness does not account for everything, but acknowledging its presence is also important when looking towards the future.

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