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He basically shit all over my idea, and explained in a long and detailed email why I would fail. This exact same thing has preceded every success I've ever had
by edw519 16y ago
He basically shit all over my idea, and explained in a long and detailed email why I would fail.
This exact same thing has preceded every success I've ever had.
In fact, I'd say it's a prerequisite. It you're not getting extreme negative feedback, then your probably not pushing boundaries enough.
I'm not suggesting that this person is right or wrong or that you should abandon common sense, it's just that without knowing more, I would give his feedback the weight it deserves, which is probably very little.
If you can't "stand tall in the face of negative feedback", then what are you doing starting a business? Carry on.
- Freebytes 16y agoThere are two types of negative feedback. One is from people that are attempting to predict the future, and the other is from customers that actually use a product. You should only trust the feedback of customers (but not necessarily their suggestions.) You could get a better understanding by allowing a small subset of individuals to use a clean beta version of the product. That would let you know what to fix even if you do not know what to abandon.