Schiffman: Viewing Startup Work as Art Eliminates Competition and Anxiety
Avi Schiffman · "Y Combinator Is Overrated" - Inside the brain of this 22-Year-Old who built Multiple Viral Products · Dec 30, 2024 · at 3:30
Avi Schiffman, founder of friend.com, explains his philosophy of building startups as artistic expression rather than worrying about competitors.
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“You know, if you view your work as art, you have no competition and you have no fear of failure, and I think it just removes this anxiety that you have over it needing to be perfect or anything like that.”
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