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Ben Dixon
Personal blog · talkingquickly.co.uk · on HN as talkingquicklystartupsprogrammingai
Ben Dixon writes talkingquickly, a personal blog at talkingquickly.co.uk about startups, programming and ai. Since 2013, 5 different Hacker News readers have linked it 13 times, most often “What I'd tell myself about startups if I could go back 5 years”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2025-10-15, and you can follow it by feed.
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Why HN links it
HN readers link Ben Dixon's founder advice, such as a list of lessons he would give his earlier self. One commenter called the list enjoyable and quoted an item about shipping before counting something as an idea.
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Blog by Ben Dixon, Co-founder of Sona, about startups, elixir, AI, climbing and photography
Most-linked posts?
- What I'd tell myself about startups if I could go back 5 years2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2015-04-07
What Hacker News says?
The idea that most people just talk a lot and don't take action has been rediscovered for thousand of years. They should cover that in the Introduction. It's #52 on this enjoyable list. "That was not "your idea" unless you shipped something, otherwise I invented Facebook, Nest and Oculus Rift" http://www.talkingquickly.co.uk/2015/04/what-id-tell-myself-... Just keep telling yourself you don't have an idea until you…
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on “What Makes Founders Succeed”Submitted What I'd tell myself about startups if I could go back 5 years as a story · 865 points
HN discussionYes, that's what I am suggesting. Yes it makes you vulnerable to IP theft, and it does happen. But if you look for startup founding advice, people will tell you that it's a mistake to try and protect your idea. The main arguments are: 1. Execution matters more than the idea. 2. It's always better to get feedback / test the market earlier rather than later. 3. Your IP may be protected in theory, but in practice, comp…
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