> 'Resourcefulness' is entirely dependent upon knowledge of and experience in a particular area.
I think you kind of missing the point. Solving something when you know the area well is not what is it about.
Quite the opposite in fact. The question is what do you do when you don't know what the answer is.
Are you frozen by the "I don't know how to talk to a VC" thing or you can say "ok, I've never talked to a VC but I'm sure I can figure out how to meet one. Lets see how do I start".
Its not about not asking others for help. Its about not expecting someone else with "more expertise in the area" to do it for you.
> Furthermore, I don't want experience in that, because I recognize that I'm far better off focusing on my strengths than my weaknesses
Its a valid position, but its also one that make you not well suited to be a startup founder IMHO. And not resourceful, at least not in the sense of this blogpost, and possibly not in pg's sense.
I think you kind of missing the point. Solving something when you know the area well is not what is it about.
Quite the opposite in fact. The question is what do you do when you don't know what the answer is.
Are you frozen by the "I don't know how to talk to a VC" thing or you can say "ok, I've never talked to a VC but I'm sure I can figure out how to meet one. Lets see how do I start".
Its not about not asking others for help. Its about not expecting someone else with "more expertise in the area" to do it for you.
> Furthermore, I don't want experience in that, because I recognize that I'm far better off focusing on my strengths than my weaknesses
Its a valid position, but its also one that make you not well suited to be a startup founder IMHO. And not resourceful, at least not in the sense of this blogpost, and possibly not in pg's sense.