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I'm not saying this piece was bad, but this is like ... 1% of what you would get if you just read this: http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ http://gettingreal.37

by apsurd 18y ago

I'm not saying this piece was bad, but this is like ... 1% of what you would get if you just read this: http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ http://gettingreal.37signals.com/ God if I wasn't a heterosexual, I would marry David Hansson See his presentation at "startup school 08" . You won't be disappointed. ( ouch instantly downmodded for recommending other beneficial resources.... 0.o )

jraines 18y ago
Nah, just sources that have been beaten to death around these parts.
- apsurd 18y ago
  At least now more true than ever though. David recommends taking a more tangible approach. We might not get away with pie-in-the-sky stuff in this economy anymore. Maybe I just wasn't clear. What I got from this article was the very simple "Get Real" concept. No need to focus on intangibles until you have the only tangible that matters: your product. I agree this concept is so "basic" but if this article is making top page, perhaps we still have some more beating to do?
jamiequint 18y ago
Instead I would recommend "Four Steps to the Epiphany" by Gary Blank http://www.amazon.com/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Steven-Blank/dp/0976470705/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223859647&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Steven-Blank/dp/09... I think this book would have helped with some of the prioritization issues the author of this blog post describes.
- motoko 18y ago
  Do you mean Blank's emphatic appeal to unconditionally fire or everybody in "bizdev" in distressed startups? Or his emphatic appeal to iteratively build a market for your evolving product rather than over-invest in engineering, miss your sales estimate, and fail to service negative cash flow in a "Noh play" of blame and catastrophe?
  - jamiequint 18y ago
    hah, the 2nd one. I think the "death spiral" scenario Blank describes in the book (using WebVan) happens less often now, but still, people don't talk to their target market enough. Maybe this is why people who are making things for themselves tend to do well, they can skip this step and still come out OK.

by apsurd 18y ago

jraines 18y ago

Nah, just sources that have been beaten to death around these parts.

apsurd 18y ago
At least now more true than ever though. David recommends taking a more tangible approach. We might not get away with pie-in-the-sky stuff in this economy anymore. Maybe I just wasn't clear. What I got from this article was the very simple "Get Real" concept. No need to focus on intangibles until you have the only tangible that matters: your product. I agree this concept is so "basic" but if this article is making top page, perhaps we still have some more beating to do?

jamiequint 18y ago

Instead I would recommend "Four Steps to the Epiphany" by Gary Blank http://www.amazon.com/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Steven-Blank/dp/0976470705/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1223859647&sr=8-1 http://www.amazon.com/Four-Steps-Epiphany-Steven-Blank/dp/09... I think this book would have helped with some of the prioritization issues the author of this blog post describes.

motoko 18y ago
Do you mean Blank's emphatic appeal to unconditionally fire or everybody in "bizdev" in distressed startups? Or his emphatic appeal to iteratively build a market for your evolving product rather than over-invest in engineering, miss your sales estimate, and fail to service negative cash flow in a "Noh play" of blame and catastrophe?
- jamiequint 18y ago
  hah, the 2nd one. I think the "death spiral" scenario Blank describes in the book (using WebVan) happens less often now, but still, people don't talk to their target market enough. Maybe this is why people who are making things for themselves tend to do well, they can skip this step and still come out OK.