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Joel bookmarked on 2009-07-10 entrepreneurship startups
  • One thing really stands out to me today. I wasted a lot of energy, time, and passion on trend-spotting and trying to compare my success with others. Is it really worthwhile spending time and money trying to impress each other with our supposed successes, especially in a business where real feedback can take five or ten years? We go to mixers, buy fancy offices, focus on PR, and try to one-up each other. I think it's wasteful. Instead, let's focus on building companies that matter, on creating real value for customers, and learning. In time, success will come. And if it doesn't, at least you'll have spent your time doing something intrinsically worthwhile.
  • In the meantime, don't worry if you can't spot the trends. Neither can the rest of us (well, except for Matt Cohler).

This link has been bookmarked by 5 people . It was first bookmarked on 10 Jul 2009, by someone privately.

  • 15 Jul 09
    grahamperrin
    Graham Perrin

    entrepreneurship startups unread 2009

    • One thing really stands out to me today. I wasted a lot of energy, time, and passion on trend-spotting and trying to compare my success with others. Is it really worthwhile spending time and money trying to impress each other with our supposed successes, especially in a business where real feedback can take five or ten years? We go to mixers, buy fancy offices, focus on PR, and try to one-up each other. I think it's wasteful. Instead, let's focus on building companies that matter, on creating real value for customers, and learning. In time, success will come. And if it doesn't, at least you'll have spent your time doing something intrinsically worthwhile.
    • In the meantime, don't worry if you can't spot the trends. Neither can the rest of us (well, except for Matt Cohler).
  • 10 Jul 09
    joel
    Joel Liu

    entrepreneurship startups

    • One thing really stands out to me today. I wasted a lot of energy, time, and passion on trend-spotting and trying to compare my success with others. Is it really worthwhile spending time and money trying to impress each other with our supposed successes, especially in a business where real feedback can take five or ten years? We go to mixers, buy fancy offices, focus on PR, and try to one-up each other. I think it's wasteful. Instead, let's focus on building companies that matter, on creating real value for customers, and learning. In time, success will come. And if it doesn't, at least you'll have spent your time doing something intrinsically worthwhile.
    • In the meantime, don't worry if you can't spot the trends. Neither can the rest of us (well, except for Matt Cohler).