{"id":2819,"date":"2014-10-11T14:14:28","date_gmt":"2014-10-11T18:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=2819"},"modified":"2015-07-15T16:23:35","modified_gmt":"2015-07-15T20:23:35","slug":"every-bk-thinks-theyre-a-special-snowflake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/every-bk-thinks-theyre-a-special-snowflake\/","title":{"rendered":"Every BK Thinks They’re a Special Snowflake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By Larry Chiang<\/p>\n

BK is credit code “bankruptcy”.<\/div>\n

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“You. You are not a special snowflake.”<\/div>\n
– Brad Pitt,<\/div>\n
Fight Club<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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I’m broaching a taboo topic: “BK”. It’s bankruptcy. Startups go under all the time. They always think it’s special but they die in the most cliche of ways.<\/div>\n
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Sui generis is a concept introduced to me by Nate Silver. I wanted to call this article\u00a0Sui Generis, Nate Silver and Starting Up Before You Startup<\/span><\/div>\n
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10\/11\/14, 10:08 AM<\/a><\/div>\n
Director<~Editor.
\nFounder<~ Repo
\nCo-founder<~Fixer
\nFounder<-ABC (assignment benefit creditors)
\nFounder<~Editor
\n#CS183Do<\/a> cc #CS183B<\/a> #PRPRPI<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

ABC is a form of startup BK<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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9\/24\/13, 10:48 PM<\/a><\/div>\n
I pattern recognize people who say “Sui generis” as seemingly snowflakes. But cliche\u00a0#PRPRPI<\/a>.\u00a0#ch5<\/a>\u00a0is Mentorship.\u00a0flip.it\/7QnBw<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


So lets be startup editors<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Step 1.<\/div>\n
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12\/3\/13, 4:02 PM<\/a><\/div>\n
In a more critical entrepreneur insight: LEVER THE NON EMPLOYEE CO-FOUNDER\u00a0#PRPRPI<\/a>\u00a0flip.it\/bHFxQ<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


Step 2:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

What is this defunct entity a sequel to?<\/span><\/div>\n
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(Remember, they thought they were “Sui generis”. So as a snowflake, they were paralyzed and frozen versus fluid and flowing”<\/span><\/div>\n

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11\/26\/13, 12:20 PM<\/a><\/div>\n
This business is a sequel (#ENGR145<\/a>\u00a0pattern,\u00a0#PRPRPI<\/a>) to “the Dog House” hot dog stand (@ Portillo’s Hot Dogs) [pic]:\u00a04sq.com\/Ir81c6<\/a><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n


Step 3, apply<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u2014 Larry Chiang (@LarryChiang) October 13, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n