Comments on: The Startup Myth http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/ A Latticework of Thought, Action & Joyful Foibles Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:52:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dave King http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-13320 Dave King Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:35:51 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-13320 An excellent post. Thank you. I think the sentiment can be said of a lot of things, but writers in particular come to mind. A lot of people like to *talk about* the book, play or screenplay they're working on -- and some of them actually are -- but few are actually working at it in a way that they intend to see it published or produced. They just like to be able talk about it. You'll find that's almost never true of writers who make a living from writing. In fact, they usually HATE to talk about what they're working on because for them it's not about being able to talk about it, it's about actually creating that finished product. In the same way you suggest entrepreneurs should focus on creating a business and not a start-up, a start-up is the writing process, but a business is the finished book. An excellent post. Thank you. I think the sentiment can be said of a lot of things, but writers in particular come to mind. A lot of people like to *talk about* the book, play or screenplay they’re working on — and some of them actually are — but few are actually working at it in a way that they intend to see it published or produced. They just like to be able talk about it. You’ll find that’s almost never true of writers who make a living from writing. In fact, they usually HATE to talk about what they’re working on because for them it’s not about being able to talk about it, it’s about actually creating that finished product. In the same way you suggest entrepreneurs should focus on creating a business and not a start-up, a start-up is the writing process, but a business is the finished book.

]]> By: the comparison between mountain biking and entrepreneurship | Guilherme Cunha http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-11145 the comparison between mountain biking and entrepreneurship | Guilherme Cunha Thu, 08 Oct 2009 23:42:37 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-11145 [...] having a clear understanding of what the road ahead is reminds me of the E-myth revisited, Allan T. Young and one of my earlier posts on being an entrepreneur. The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber [...] [...] having a clear understanding of what the road ahead is reminds me of the E-myth revisited, Allan T. Young and one of my earlier posts on being an entrepreneur. The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber [...]

]]> By: Mountain biking and Entrepreneurship | Guilherme Cunha http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-11138 Mountain biking and Entrepreneurship | Guilherme Cunha Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:35:58 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-11138 [...] having a clear understanding of what the road ahead is reminds me of the E-myth revisited, Allan T. Young and one of my earlier posts on being an entrepreneur. The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber [...] [...] having a clear understanding of what the road ahead is reminds me of the E-myth revisited, Allan T. Young and one of my earlier posts on being an entrepreneur. The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber [...]

]]> By: mountain biking and entrepreneurship | Guilherme Cunha http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-11134 mountain biking and entrepreneurship | Guilherme Cunha Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:39:50 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-11134 [...] having a clear understanding of what the road ahead is reminds me of the E-myth revisited, Allan T. Young and one of my earlier posts on being an entrepreneur.  The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber [...] [...] having a clear understanding of what the road ahead is reminds me of the E-myth revisited, Allan T. Young and one of my earlier posts on being an entrepreneur.  The E-myth Revisited by Michael Gerber [...]

]]> By: Surender Sharma http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-8784 Surender Sharma Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:13:08 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-8784 Alen, This is really awesome post about business. Alen,
This is really awesome post about business.

]]> By: Jean Celibataire http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-7945 Jean Celibataire Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:33:43 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-7945 I don't understand what you mean. It is very clear to me that you cannot be big unless you were small at some point. Every enterprise used to be a start up, Google, PayPal, Apple included! Of course that the goal of every start up is to become a big company... Some succeed, some don't. I don’t understand what you mean.
It is very clear to me that you cannot be big unless you were small at some point. Every enterprise used to be a start up, Google, PayPal, Apple included!
Of course that the goal of every start up is to become a big company… Some succeed, some don’t.

]]> By: more than crazy | Guilherme Cunha http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-6282 more than crazy | Guilherme Cunha Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:07:35 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-6282 [...] great post by the great Allan T Young: THE START-UP MYTH.   We all should be fighting for reaching scale and building [...] [...] great post by the great Allan T Young: THE START-UP MYTH.   We all should be fighting for reaching scale and building [...]

]]> By: Guilherme Cunha http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-6277 Guilherme Cunha Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:33:44 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-6277 I greatly appreciate this post. It solidified what has been on my mind for quite a while. I am an entrepreneur not because of a trend yet rather because this is who I am. I'm not interested in boot strapping and staying at any level too long. In business, if you're not growing you're dying. Building value and reaching scale is the most important thing that wakes me up every morning... which disrupts the dreams I have about it and those dreams are just a result of thinking and planning about it minutes before retiring at night. Thanks Allan. I greatly appreciate this post. It solidified what has been on my mind for quite a while. I am an entrepreneur not because of a trend yet rather because this is who I am.

I’m not interested in boot strapping and staying at any level too long. In business, if you’re not growing you’re dying.
Building value and reaching scale is the most important thing that wakes me up every morning… which disrupts the dreams I have about it and those dreams are just a result of thinking and planning about it minutes before retiring at night.

Thanks Allan.

]]> By: Steve Driscoll http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-4997 Steve Driscoll Tue, 12 May 2009 15:29:16 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-4997 Interesting post. The mindset of an entrepreneur is certainly different. Being busy and having tons to do is not necessarily being productive and getting things done. A true entrepreneur knows this, is prepared to do anything and everything as soon as is humanly possible. There is no such thing as an excuse, tomorrow, later or not my job. Every day a startup survives is a day closer to a startup becoming a thriving company. My advise is to never give up, never stop, adapt whenever necessary and reach out when help is needed. Interesting post. The mindset of an entrepreneur is certainly different. Being busy and having tons to do is not necessarily being productive and getting things done. A true entrepreneur knows this, is prepared to do anything and everything as soon as is humanly possible. There is no such thing as an excuse, tomorrow, later or not my job. Every day a startup survives is a day closer to a startup becoming a thriving company.

My advise is to never give up, never stop, adapt whenever necessary and reach out when help is needed.

]]> By: Meredith http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/comment-page-1/#comment-4830 Meredith Fri, 08 May 2009 11:44:41 +0000 http://allantyoung.com/2008/12/07/the-startup-myth/#comment-4830 Brilliant post. Brings to mind the ideas of true people who do well in their job function. Leaders, entrepreneurs are not the same as great managers and CEO's, nor should they try to be. I call it the forethought factor: Entrepreneurs should be thinking 10 years out - managers should be thinking and planning for today and maybe next month. It is two different mindsets. Thank you for your post. Brilliant post. Brings to mind the ideas of true people who do well in their job function. Leaders, entrepreneurs are not the same as great managers and CEO’s, nor should they try to be. I call it the forethought factor: Entrepreneurs should be thinking 10 years out – managers should be thinking and planning for today and maybe next month. It is two different mindsets. Thank you for your post.

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