Comments on: Reality Check: Surviving Is Always Hard for Startups http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/ Trusted Insights and Conversations on the Next Wave of Technology Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:47:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: The Big Winner » Venrock’s Bryan Roberts: Startups and Survival http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/#comment-905854 The Big Winner » Venrock’s Bryan Roberts: Startups and Survival Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:13:15 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24711#comment-905854 <p>[...] Source: http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/ [...]</p> [...] Source: http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/ [...]

]]> By: Reality Check | The Q Company http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/#comment-905153 Reality Check | The Q Company Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:46:31 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24711#comment-905153 <p>[...] That quote is from Bryan Roberts’ article Reality Check: Surviving Is Always Hard for Startups. [...]</p> [...] That quote is from Bryan Roberts’ article Reality Check: Surviving Is Always Hard for Startups. [...]

]]> By: Barbara http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/#comment-905128 Barbara Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:12:12 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24711#comment-905128 <p>Totally agree with your perspective Bryan, great post. We should all be thinking long-term, rather than living in the moment.</p> Totally agree with your perspective Bryan, great post. We should all be thinking long-term, rather than living in the moment.

]]> By: Steve Coleman http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/#comment-905126 Steve Coleman Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:56:57 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24711#comment-905126 <p>Sound advice.All a bit after the horse though!</p> <p>Any sound business should have been doing all this as standard practice.</p> <p>Watching expenses, focusing on quality and ensuring that one always has positive cash flow are basic to good business.</p> <p>It seems that more has been forgotten about business in the last 25 years than has ever been learned!</p> Sound advice.All a bit after the horse though!

Any sound business should have been doing all this as standard practice.

Watching expenses, focusing on quality and ensuring that one always has positive cash flow are basic to good business.

It seems that more has been forgotten about business in the last 25 years than has ever been learned!

]]> By: Bryan Roberts’ Tips On Survival | KillerBlog http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/#comment-905120 Bryan Roberts’ Tips On Survival | KillerBlog Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:26:06 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24711#comment-905120 <p>[...] Reality Check: Surviving Is Always Hard for Startups [...]</p> [...] Reality Check: Surviving Is Always Hard for Startups [...]

]]> By: Mike http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/#comment-905032 Mike Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:41:02 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24711#comment-905032 <p>Good advice. I would add these five principles I found in http://disruptionmatters.com/2008/10/09/judo-and-oreilly-on-the-financial-crisis/</p> <ul> <li>Carefully observe oneself and one’s situation, carefully observe others, and carefully observe one’s environment.</li> <li>Seize the initiative in whatever you undertake.</li> <li>Consider fully, act decisively.</li> <li>Know when to stop.</li> <li>Keep to the middle.</li> </ul> <p>These are Jigoro Kano’s Five Principles of Judo. Valid for good and specially rough times.</p> Good advice. I would add these five principles I found in http://disruptionmatters.com/2008/10/09/judo-and-oreilly-on-the-financial-crisis/

  • Carefully observe oneself and one’s situation, carefully observe others, and carefully observe one’s environment.
  • Seize the initiative in whatever you undertake.
  • Consider fully, act decisively.
  • Know when to stop.
  • Keep to the middle.

These are Jigoro Kano’s Five Principles of Judo. Valid for good and specially rough times.

]]> By: Courtney Benson http://gigaom.com/2008/10/14/reality-check-survival-is-always-a-war-for-startups/#comment-904852 Courtney Benson Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:35:35 +0000 http://gigaom.com/?p=24711#comment-904852 <p>I'd just like to add that now is not the time to loose faith, especially if you really have a viable product/service that is needed. Stand firm and confident and lead the charge. Keep your sales team focused and if things don't seem to be going your way, don't be tempted to play the revolving sales door game. This is where you're being pushed to make the numbers and you think the only way to do that is to fire the existing team and start hiring based on a rolodex. This usually winds up bad for all as the newbies typically last 3 -6 months. The only looser is the company. Prospects/clients, employees and vendors will perceive a lack of stability.</p> I’d just like to add that now is not the time to loose faith, especially if you really have a viable product/service that is needed. Stand firm and confident and lead the charge. Keep your sales team focused and if things don’t seem to be going your way, don’t be tempted to play the revolving sales door game. This is where you’re being pushed to make the numbers and you think the only way to do that is to fire the existing team and start hiring based on a rolodex. This usually winds up bad for all as the newbies typically last 3 -6 months. The only looser is the company. Prospects/clients, employees and vendors will perceive a lack of stability.

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