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保罗·格雷厄姆：做不能规模化的事·第2则
保罗·格雷厄姆《《做不能规模化的事》》· Do Things that Don't Scale · 领导 · 成长
And that's one of the biggest things inexperienced founders and investors (and reporters and know-it-alls on forums) get wrong about them. They unconsciously judge larval startups by the standards of established ones. They're like someone looking at a newborn baby and concluding "there's no way this tiny creature could ever accomplish anything." It's harmless if reporters and know-it-alls dismiss your startup. They always get things wrong. It's even ok if investors dismiss your startup; they'll change their minds when they see growth. The big danger is that you'll dismiss your startup yourself. I've seen it happen. I often have to encourage founders who don't see the full potential of what they're building. Even Bill Gates made that mistake.
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定位：Essay, additional excerpt 2 · 核对日期：2026-10-19 · 核验：短摘录
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没经验的创始人、投资人、记者和论坛“懂王”常犯一个大错：用成熟公司的标准去评判刚起步的创业公司，就像看着新生儿说“这小东西不可能有出息”。外人看衰其实无害，投资人也会在看到增长后改口。真正的危险是你自己看衰自己。格雷厄姆说他常要鼓励那些看不到自身潜力的创始人，连比尔·盖茨都犯过这种错。所以早期别急着用成熟指标否定自己，先看有没有在解决真实问题、有没有人愿意用。
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同上，格雷厄姆指出早期创业公司常被误判，而创始人自我怀疑是最大的风险。
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你最近有没有因为“看起来太小”而否定自己正在做的事？
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