Stop Taking Advice From People Who Haven't Built Anything

## Stop Taking Advice From People Who Haven't Built Anything Everyone has opinions about your startup.

Your uncle who works in accounting thinks you should "be more conservative." Your college roommate who reads TechCrunch thinks you should "move faster." The guy at the coffee shop who watches Shark Tank thinks your valuation is wrong.

None of them have built anything. And their advice - however well-intentioned - is not just unhelpful. It's actively dangerous. ### Why Non-Builder Advice Is Dangerous Because it sounds reasonable.

"Have you thought about profitability?" sounds like wisdom until you realize the person saying it doesn't understand that most venture-backed companies intentionally operate at a loss during growth phases.