Joel Spolsky: A new business is like a shortwave radio.

Re:Joel Spolsky: A new business is like a shortwave radio. by gasull on Wednesday February 25, 2009 @08:10PM (#495219)

Don't business fail also just because they run out of money?

You can have all the morale in the world, but if you run out of money and you need to pay your rent, you have to move into something else.

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Re:Joel Spolsky: A new business is like a shortwave radio. by stevewa on Wednesday February 25, 2009 @09:30PM (#495316)

You don't have to move on to something else, you just need to get money to pay your rent, then keep chasing your dream. That could be a 1 week to 1 month delay, but it doesn't mean you have to give up. To me, morale means keeping yourself positive and moving toward what you want, even when everything else is negative and horrible.

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Re:Joel Spolsky: A new business is like a shortwave radio. by edw519 on Wednesday February 25, 2009 @09:22PM (#495302)

Think about this statement:

"I am willing to do whatever it takes to get what I want."

(If anyone is interested, I can point you to the source.)

AFAIC, that statement = "all the morale in the world".

Do you really think that someone who says and truly believes that statement would ever run out of money?

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Re:Joel Spolsky: A new business is like a shortwave radio. by davidw on Thursday February 26, 2009 @04:47AM (#495695)

Sure. Do you think that someone who truly believes that they can fly won't land smack on their face if they jump off a tall building?

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