Eric Ries

That's not really a good idea.

But like, but even with that, I'll be like, well, you're welcome to try it.

Like, I don't think it's a good idea.

It doesn't sound great to me, but if you want to run an experiment, like I'm open to it.

And I try to be super open to the serendipity that happens when you put ideas out into the world and just see what comes back to you.

I mean, is that how you get over that?

You do a lot of experiments.

You have to just be like, you know what?

This is not working.

I'm going to let it go.

And it's tricky because letting it go when it at first doesn't work is super easy.

The hard part is like when you've been involved with something for a while and you nonetheless have to let it go.

And as a founder, this is a huge issue because –

My experience, I don't know, maybe other founders are different.

I know some founders who've been able to stay with one company their whole life, which I totally admire.

But that hasn't been my experience.

My experience has been that when I'm doing the magic trick of being a founder, something comes over me.

I have access all of a sudden to this incredible persuasive power.

I have access to people come out of the woodwork to help me and to provide resources.

I feel like I'm channeling something way bigger than myself.