Economists and the media may debate whether we are in a true “recession” or not, but that doesn’t change the fact that sales are down and consumers are pulling back. I’m certainly not excited about this, but I’m not traumatized either. The economy is full of ups and downs and we obviously can’t have the [...]
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Throw Out The Long Term Plan - Do Something Now
July 22nd, 2008
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From a post on 37 signals:
A couple of Getting Realish ideas spotted in Best Life magazine:
Greg Gianforte is the author of “Bootstrapping Your Business: Start and Grow a Successful Company With Almost No Money.” In Follow Your Dream, he advises throwing out your five-year plan and focusing on building something now instead.
Gianforte describes how to [...]
Overcoming Failure to Launch
July 3rd, 2008
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So you’ve got some ideas, a decent prototype, and a couple customers to boot…now what? Sadly, many would-be entrepreneurs fail at running a business before they even start. The complexity of a business plan, lack of funding, and an army of competitors all create a standstill that causes those flames of business freedom to flicker. [...]
