Re:Everything I need to know about startups, I learned from ...
by j45 on Saturday January 07, 2012 @04:51PM
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Beyond the seeming nostalgic waxing about one's street cred about knowing a criminal...
WHAT WAS CLEAR:
- Pick things that make money first and scale. I agree with this but you might as well be speaking Klingon to those interested in funding but not figuring out if it makes money first..
- If you learn how to make money you can decide more of what you do and where you go.
- If you can find a cash cow (instead of a cash calf), grow it.
NOT SO CLEAR:
- Crime boss started small and scaled out in size and into side products, but we should do as he does now and pick big markets instead of picking small things like he did when he started out? Maybe I misread.
- I don't know what small, or large business the writer has successfully started where he can state which is harder.
WHAT WAS CLEAR:
- Pick things that make money first and scale. I agree with this but you might as well be speaking Klingon to those interested in funding but not figuring out if it makes money first..
- If you learn how to make money you can decide more of what you do and where you go.
- If you can find a cash cow (instead of a cash calf), grow it.
NOT SO CLEAR:
- Crime boss started small and scaled out in size and into side products, but we should do as he does now and pick big markets instead of picking small things like he did when he started out? Maybe I misread.
- I don't know what small, or large business the writer has successfully started where he can state which is harder.
- The clear takeaway