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Some solid quotes on start-ups

andymilk | May 21, 2009

Found this quoted & linked on Signal vs. Noise:    http://venturebeat.com/2009/04/29/10-lessons-from-a-failed-startup/

They loved this quote:

If you review your first site version and don’t feel embarrassment, you spent too much time on it.

I’m a fan of these couple:

I would also avoid money pits like PR firms, CPM ads, billboards, and TV/radio spots.

and

What’s new for me is painfully experiencing the gap between knowing and doing. Advice is thrown liberally around the Valley, but like a surgeon who has studied but never practiced, I think it takes a lot of hands-on experience to learn intricacies and exceptions. I think advisers should more often say, “You probably won’t get what I’m saying until you screw it up.” Expertise takes time, and pithiness comes with a cost.

Thought-provoking stuff here.  In the spirit of Agile Development, these guys promote making something tangible without nailing every detail down first.  Amen!

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