Hi Guy's,<p>After reading a lot about the startups at YC, I was a bit baffled to see that most people only talk about the exit strategy.. Doesn't anyone care about building a sustaining business anymore, or is this just part of the YC agreement ?
well..<p>IMHO, people start on businesses with the assumption that it is going to be a success. But that assumption turns out to be true only a very few times. When there is such a high chance of failure its just smart that you also make plans for such a negative possibility.<p>An exit strategy is to ensure that when you give your idea a try, you should still come out unscathed if it doesn't work out and if possible be still make some money to try out your next idea.<p>It is just like insurance, you don't buy it because you want somethig bad to happen (well.. in most cases :)), but in case it happens.<p>If you are a programmer, this may make more sense - there is a reason you have 'if... else..." and not just 'if'