Comments on: 5 Myths That Can Kill a Startup

By: Drew Knapp

Drew Knapp — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:36:50 +0000

Wow, can't wait till the day I can look back and assess with perspective. At the moment the closing comment seems, unfortunately, the most palpable.

Thank you for publishing.

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By: Linda C Smith

Linda C Smith — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:13:32 +0000

My comment goes to Myth #2 – at the very beginning, it has to be about the “great idea;” without the idea and the passion behind it there would be no start-up to start up. Then you are so correct, without a marketplace what good is the idea? I might be ever so passionate about this new widget I thought up and my friends think is awesome, but if my test market just gives it blank looks and puts their wallets away, what then do I do with my enthusiasm? I think we need to remember that not every good idea will bloom…you might plant it, but if it’s never watered [customers who buy] it just won’t sprout.

By: jingle

jingle — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 17:33:28 +0000

very wise discussions, pros and cons are common in working place, thank you for the helping hints..

cheers, ;)

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By: baskoro

baskoro — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:47:00 +0000

nice opinion, waiting for the next one :)

By: artkiss

artkiss — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 06:44:21 +0000

Well written. I agree, relentless hard work is overrated as something solely and directly proportional to result. M# 4 & 5, the cause of my everyday stress GAHH, bulls eye

By: Sareesh

Sareesh — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 05:15:00 +0000

Yes, in my industry, the good/bad news come and go in a matter of hours. After a while, you begin to see patterns in the chaos. atlastorm.wordpress.com/

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:34:19 +0000

Your Myth/Truth article is very insightful. Its just what aspiring entrepreneurs need to affirm. Another myth is when other think that it is all "luck."

Thanks again.

By: R. Paul Singh

R. Paul Singh — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:08:03 +0000

Great article. There are many other myths that plague startup and its success. One of the other major one is when startup hires an executive from a big company and that is considered ticket to success in terms of customer traction and/or merger. So companies are better advised to pick the executive that understand how to do the job in a startup. It may be easy to execute in a large company with lots of staffing and an existing brand name but understanding how to do that in a smaller company is a different skill set.