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1. Trying to start solo 2. Not asking for help soon enough 3. Thinking that the market was broken but really just failing to understand the market 4. Never b
by petesalty 17y ago
1. Trying to start solo
2. Not asking for help soon enough
3. Thinking that the market was broken but really just failing to understand the market
4. Never being "finished" enough to go live
5. Listening to experts
6. Completely and utterly underestimating how hard it would be to get customers.
- keeptrying 17y agoMe too. All of the above. Still doing 1. :)
- petesalty 17y agoIt was the biggest mistake I made. My usual tendency is to work alone but I learnt that only works for small projects. What I really need is someone to bounce ideas off, complement my skill set and occasionally fight with :) I'd never try and do anything substantial alone again. Actually I'm looking for a co-founder so if anyone knows someone who's also looking http://ineedacofounder.wordpress.com http://ineedacofounder.wordpress.com
- keeptrying 17y agoI understand the problem but I've been burnt one time before by a cofounder so I'm a little gun-shy there. I'm primarily interested in creating a company that relates to outdoor sports and the environment and travel. I also envision NOT sitting in front of a computer all the time and creating a company thats very Patagonia-like w.r.t employing people.
- Travis 17y ago#4 is most applicable to me. I'm always one bug fix away from releasing a new version, but don't manage to release often enough. IMVU runs a great blog (startup lessons learned) that you should read regularly if you operate a web startup.