Comments on: The ultimate startup lesson: knowing what matters

By: Gal Dubitski

Gal Dubitski — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 14:54:06 +0000

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By: Alberto Benbunan

Alberto Benbunan — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:15:03 +0000

The ultimate startup lesson: knowing what matters | Cleantech News and Analysis http://t.co/w8NDZGDb

By: Ryan Stanton-Wyman

Ryan Stanton-Wyman — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 12:16:20 +0000

Valuable, if not painful, lessons. Just wish Solyndra, Evergreen, etc. could have taken a hint from you!
http://www.energystorageblog.com/2011/08/21/what_the_energy_storage_industry_should_learn_from_the_pv_panel_price_collapse/

By: Todd Sampson

Todd Sampson — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:22:06 +0000

Thanks!

By: Cyrus

Cyrus — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 13:03:24 +0000

I agree with your philosophy. In 2002, as a successful telecom analyst at a bulge bracket bank, I realised my value system was different to the bank I worked for. So I wrote a book about what was wrong with banking. The book was called “City of Thieves” by Cyrus Moore and is published by Little Brown Books. I left corporate banking to run my own business and agree with you that a good value system creates successful companies.

By: Marcus Tallhamn

Marcus Tallhamn — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 05:16:24 +0000

Yes, we will publish a list of specific questions. If you want to be the first person to know when it becomes available, feel free to follow http://www.twitter.com/otelic and registering on http://www.otelic.com.

By: Todd Sampson

Todd Sampson — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 22:20:07 +0000

When you say “Ask yourself the really hard questions, and be brutally honest,” do you have an actual list of questions you now ask yourself and potential partners?

By: Marcus Tallhamn

Marcus Tallhamn — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:38:48 +0000

Absolutely Rajesh, the second you stop rejecting violations of your value system the value system itself starts to deteriorate.

By: Marcus Tallhamn

Marcus Tallhamn — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:37:40 +0000

I think often teams of people that have known each other for a very long time (preferably in a work setting) have an advantage. It may not necessarily be that they are more aligned with each other, but at least they know each others values so they have the right expectations from day one. This makes it easier to compromise and eliminates a lot of the frustration that comes when somebody’s behavior or priorities doesn’t match your expectations.

By: Marcus Tallhamn

Marcus Tallhamn — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:32:01 +0000

As a Swede I understand where you’re coming from, but the analogy just seemed very fitting :)