Comments on: Myths entrepreneurs tell themselves http://www.rednod.com/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/ Startup accelerator helping companies anticipate markets, create great products, and communicate them simply. Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kevin Nessland http://www.rednod.com/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-104 Kevin Nessland Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:09:49 +0000 http://www.rednod.com/index.php/2008/12/04/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/#comment-104 Great list. I learned pretty much all of those the hard way in my first startup, so they all hit pretty close to home. I wish you would have written this in 2003! Great list. I learned pretty much all of those the hard way in my first startup, so they all hit pretty close to home. I wish you would have written this in 2003!

]]> By: rick http://www.rednod.com/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-103 rick Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:20:59 +0000 http://www.rednod.com/index.php/2008/12/04/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/#comment-103 This 'viral' crap only seems to work for videos. Selling real products online and managing inventory and catering to customers is very difficult. You need serious commitments from people and enough money to keep them eating. Your best advice is lowering the bar to get customers engaged. Should interfaces conform to standards and visually obvious things or should you steer them to something specifically? This ‘viral’ crap only seems to work for videos. Selling real products online and managing inventory and catering to customers is very difficult. You need serious commitments from people and enough money to keep them eating.

Your best advice is lowering the bar to get customers engaged.

Should interfaces conform to standards and visually obvious things or should you steer them to something specifically?

]]> By: Adam Covati http://www.rednod.com/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-102 Adam Covati Fri, 05 Dec 2008 05:24:51 +0000 http://www.rednod.com/index.php/2008/12/04/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/#comment-102 Fantastic List. Although I fully buy into what you are saying, I hadn't seen some of these fantastic resources you linked to to help combat said delusions. Like you said, it's not the idea, it's the execution. Fantastic List. Although I fully buy into what you are saying, I hadn’t seen some of these fantastic resources you linked to to help combat said delusions. Like you said, it’s not the idea, it’s the execution.

]]> By: Raymond Luk http://www.rednod.com/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Raymond Luk Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:32:23 +0000 http://www.rednod.com/index.php/2008/12/04/myths-entrepreneurs-tell-themselves/#comment-101 Hey Alistair, Great post and way more entertaining than mine... :) I love/hate the "my product is viral" argument. I always ask people if they automatically accept every Facebook app request just because they're viral. Entrepreneurs are still underestimating the *sales* effort it takes to capture just one user. It ain't easy. But it's easier to extrapolate users in Excel then get into the trenches and pitch customers. Raymond Hey Alistair,

Great post and way more entertaining than mine… :) I love/hate the “my product is viral” argument. I always ask people if they automatically accept every Facebook app request just because they’re viral. Entrepreneurs are still underestimating the *sales* effort it takes to capture just one user. It ain’t easy. But it’s easier to extrapolate users in Excel then get into the trenches and pitch customers.

Raymond

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