by billme on 5/26/2020, 12:49:11 PM
by stevievee on 5/26/2020, 12:41:51 PM
To add: Choosing which risks to tackle should definitely be weighted by difficulty, impact and available resources.
Also, this feels like it's forcing an external portfolio manager view on the internal operations of a startup. Nothing wrong with this - it's just odd to me.
by mkagenius on 5/26/2020, 10:36:49 AM
These are too many risks to think about. I doubt many successful founders had them as "risks", maybe can be called as an "issue". Apart from product market fit, are others really big of a risk?
by timavr on 5/26/2020, 10:51:28 AM
Derisking business too early can be dangerous as well. Volatility unlocks opportunities. A little bit of noise in the system is the secret sauce.
This blog post from the author of the linked presentation is better online presentation of their ideas:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23310400