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Very nice. I liked all of these. Before I scrolled down the page, I wrote down a few that I expected to see. Oddly, none of mine were on OP's list. (Am I th

by edw519 17y ago

Very nice. I liked all of these. Before I scrolled down the page, I wrote down a few that I expected to see. Oddly, none of mine were on OP's list. (Am I that weird, or do we just think differently?) Here are mine: - Find a customer. - Satisfy their needs. - Get their money. - Use their feedback. - Improve your software. - Hit your deadlines. - Never give up.

dshah 17y ago
Wow! Yours are really good, and have a nice rhythm to them.
Vindexus 17y ago
I don't think they fit your list because they're supposed to be standalone ones. Your second one is actually six words, not three, because it needs the first to have context and make sense. Still great advice though. "Find a customer" is definitely a winner.
- adamsmith 17y ago
  'Never give up' is also awesome.
  - gvb 17y ago
    "Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." - Winston Churchill http://www.school-for-champions.com/speeches/churchill_never_give_in.htm http://www.school-for-champions.com/speeches/churchill_never...
    - Estragon 17y ago
      The philosohpy he used in leading the greatest empire the world had ever seen to a humiliating dissolution.
  - chrischen 17y ago
    Personally I think "never give up" should be the one tip given to founders if there can only be one.
    - sunny_s 17y ago
      I went to a residential school whose motto was "Never Give In" I was there for 8 yrs. Luckily, this trait is instilled very well in me. Our school song might be worth a read for some. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Sanawar#School_song http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Sanawar#School...
- Technophilis 17y ago
  Satisfy Customers' Needs. (this makes it three)
jpwagner 17y ago
you don't think differently at all... find a customer = sell something today (22) satisfy their needs = support customers maniacally (7) get their money = recognize revenue consistently (19) use their feedback = decide with data (17) improve your software = improve product daily (18) hit your deadlines (nice addition) "never give up" is "persist through downturns" (16), but I'll give you this one for improved wording
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by edw519 17y ago

dshah 17y ago

Wow! Yours are really good, and have a nice rhythm to them.

Vindexus 17y ago

I don't think they fit your list because they're supposed to be standalone ones. Your second one is actually six words, not three, because it needs the first to have context and make sense. Still great advice though. "Find a customer" is definitely a winner.

adamsmith 17y ago
'Never give up' is also awesome.
- gvb 17y ago
  "Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never--in nothing, great or small, large or petty--never give in, except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." - Winston Churchill http://www.school-for-champions.com/speeches/churchill_never_give_in.htm http://www.school-for-champions.com/speeches/churchill_never...
  - Estragon 17y ago
    The philosohpy he used in leading the greatest empire the world had ever seen to a humiliating dissolution.
- chrischen 17y ago
  Personally I think "never give up" should be the one tip given to founders if there can only be one.
  - sunny_s 17y ago
    I went to a residential school whose motto was "Never Give In" I was there for 8 yrs. Luckily, this trait is instilled very well in me. Our school song might be worth a read for some. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Sanawar#School_song http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_School,_Sanawar#School...
Technophilis 17y ago
Satisfy Customers' Needs. (this makes it three)

jpwagner 17y ago

you don't think differently at all... find a customer = sell something today (22) satisfy their needs = support customers maniacally (7) get their money = recognize revenue consistently (19) use their feedback = decide with data (17) improve your software = improve product daily (18) hit your deadlines (nice addition) "never give up" is "persist through downturns" (16), but I'll give you this one for improved wording

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