Monday, January 05, 2009
be ready to fail



Eric Karjaluoto from SmashLab, and creator of MakeFive, has some very realistic but depressing advice for you. If you're considering a startup this year, you should expect to fail.

Eric shares in Why your web startup will fail the things that you can expect to happen in a typical year of a startup. He details the stuff that the retired dude from the Small Business Administration might not be able to tell you over coffee at the community center. And he speaks from experience.

This is a great reality check for anyone planning a new startup this year. Do it because you love it. Because you believe in it. Not because you think you're going to get bought by Google and sit on the beach. Get ready to fail!

(Failed cake image from the yummiest fail blog in the land, Cake Wrecks.)

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posted by darryl ohrt @ 7:45 AM   1 comments



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At 8:50 AM, Blogger Jetpacks said...
"the retired dude from the Small Business Administration might not be able to tell you over coffee at the community center."

Nice painting of a picture.
 

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