After my dad died, I ran and sold his company (and I was completely clueless)
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After my dad died, I ran and sold his company (and I was completely clueless)
Because big businesses aren’t built on gimmicks. You can blitz your way through Sand Hill Road and spike up the App Store charts on gimmicks, but you can’t actually use them to replace Gmail, or Salesforce, or Instagram, or Instagram, or Instagram, or Instagram. Even seemingly instant successes can’t become lasting companies without putting in the ... See more
Benn Stancil • Why Are We Surprised That Startups Are So Freaking Hard?
As a single entrepreneur I had a philosophy of, “ I live to work ” – nothing was more exciting or important than my job. Now with kids it had become, “ I work to live .” I still loved what I did as an entrepreneur but I wasn’t working only for the sheer joy of it, I was also working to provide for my family and a longer term goal of retir
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When I was in my 20’s the two concepts that mattered were, “ me” and “ right now.” As I got older I began to understand the concept of “ others ” and “ the future .” I began to realize that working 24/7 wasn’t my only goal in life.
Steve Blank • Steve Blank Epitaph for an Entrepreneur
I met up with a few of my peers from other companies and floated this idea of topographical intelligence and the use of mapping in business. How did they learn from one battle to another? To say I was disheartened by the response would be an underestimation. Beyond the blank stares, I was royally lectured on the importance of culture, of purpose, o... See more