While browsing my feeds tonight I came across a post titled “Forget Web 2.0, Worry about Web 2.5 new Kevin Rose video!” it looked interesting so I decided to watch and I have to say, I found the video to be both informative and inspirational.

In this video clip Kevin cites a post by Paul Graham titled “Why to start a startup in a bad economy“.  I remember seeing this post a couple of days ago and didn’t have a chance to read it (though now I will for sure).  It’s always great to hear encouraging words from someone with a background like that of Kevin Rose.

There’s been numerous times in the past that I’ve thought about starting the “next big thing”, but honestly questions such as, do I try to get VC?  What about hardware and bandwidth? and software developement expertise kept creeping into mind, I always thought, do I try to do this on my own, that is to say, without the help of VC’s or angel investors.  Watching this video I feel that Kevin sincerely thinks that being “scrappy” and bringing a good product/or service to the attention of the “big guys” like TechCrunch is really the smartest move anyone can make, and keep your day job, take baby steps to obtain your goals.

Anyway, I think this video really is something that anyone thinking about starting a web company should watch, even if the only thing you take away is inspiration.

I’ve embedded the video below, but you should also visit Kevin’s blog too, as he always has great content.

Thanks Kevin!

Why to start a new startup in a bad economywww.kevinrose.com