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Yes and no. There are some people who make a living asking 100 people a day, and banking on the five people who say yes. Then others are fortunate enough to have customers, investors and interested parties knocking on their door -- simply because they've made something really interesting. These people often get things without asking. And if you are bad at asking -- it's better to be one of those people.


I find that those who've made something really interesting usually asked a lot of people for help along the way.


> There are some people who make a living asking 100 people a day, and banking on the five people who say yes.

Yeah, I never give those guys any change.


Persistence is one of the major things PG looks for in founders, it is foolish to mock it as a things only beggars do.




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