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Startup Advice from George Costanza: Do The Opposite

onstartups.com — If you're a Seinfeld fan and working in or around startups, you'll probably enjoy this. "...and it's all happening because I'm completely ignoring every urge towards common sense and good judgment I've ever had. This is no longer just some crazy notion. Jerry, this is my religion."

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  • YoavShapira, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1LOL ;)
  • SamTanner, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1Best advice I've heard all day.
  • farrark, on 07/02/2008, -0/+0I loved this episode! Thanks for the hilarious analogy.
  • dabdinoor, on 07/02/2008, -0/+1I think an important caveat here is to do the opposite of what you ACTUALLY do and not what you SHOULD do. Nobody thinks that you should write the opposite of great software, but if you are actually writing crappy software, then you should try the opposite. :-)
  • ramanbasu, on 07/15/2008, -0/+1I agree with dabdinoor. Being in opposite direction only works when majority on natural trends. In stock market 5% are gainers and 95% are loosers. Natural tendency is to lean toward 95%, which is wrong, that means you cant make profit. Hence, doing exactly the opposite makes you belong to 5% category. The theory also supports turning lucks (from bad to good or vice versa)..
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