The Startup Mythology of Silicon Valley
Align your startup with a higher purpose to sustain motivation. Avoid “entrepreneurial lifestyle” and startup mythology: build a going concern.
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Mavericks, Iconoclasts, Dropouts and Misfits
“The truth is, start-up-land is littered with mavericks, iconoclasts, dropouts, and misfits.” Sramana Mitra in “The Real VCs of Silicon Valley” Entrepreneurship is Involuntary I have come to the conclusion that most entrepreneurship is involuntary. Either someone is an entrepreneur from the time they are young, which was my personal experience, or they are thrust
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“Startup Wisdom” E-Book (2009 Edition)
The Startup Wisdom E-Book (2009 Edition) is now available. currently unavailable. It collects contemporary and classic quotes that I believe offer entrepreneurs practical insights and encouragement. It includes commentary on many of the quotes and suggestions for how to apply them. Early reviewers have found it energizing. Like a double espresso, it’s something that you
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Recurring Problems Have Both Technical and Psychological Roots
Recurring Problems Have Both Technical and Psychological Roots I got an e-mailed question from someone who had watched my “The Limits of I’ll Know It When I See It” video. Q: In your talk you say “Most recurring problems are a combination of an unsolved technical problem and an unresolved emotional component to that problem.”
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Maintaining Perspective on the Entrepreneurial Roller Coaster
We had a great Bootstrapper Breakfast® in Sunnyvale this morning. One of the comments from an entrepreneur who was doing his first venture and making good progress was that he hadn’t anticipated how much of an emotional roller coaster doing a startup was with “higher highs and lower lows” than his earlier jobs.
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Priorities Trump Productivity
There is never enough time to do everything you have to do. While you should always seek to be more productive, the reality is that you have to focus for effect: priorities trump productivity.
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Quotes for Entrepreneurs – June 2009
Every few days I post a quotation on www.twitter.com/skmurphy that I think will be useful or thought provoking for entrepreneurs. On the last day of the month I collect these quotes for entrepreneurs into a blog post and add some context. For a list of all my blog posts that are related to quotations see
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Startups Need Sisu and Creative Improvisation To Survive Recession
We are clearly in a recession that will test many startups in Silicon Valley and the rest of the United States. Those with determination and a willingness to embrace creative improvisation are more likely to survive.
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We Don’t Encourage Individuals to Form a Startup
Real entrepreneurs don’t need encouragement to form a startup–although they may benefit from outside perspectives on their plans. Encouraging non-entrepreneurs to form a startup does them a disservice.
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Entrepreneurial Focus: Right Layer, Right Problem, Right Time
Entrepreneurial focus means answering three related questions: what are we good at, how can we tell and how do we measure it, who wants it and how do they value it?
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