Comments on: Underbelly: What startup bloggers don’t tell you

By: Miguel Hernandez

Miguel Hernandez — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:12:03 +0000

Love this article! it summarizes what I think of the gospel that a lot of speakers preach after they have succeeded with their businesses. In retrosprective evrerything makes sense always..
However, speaking with pretended confidence makes sense since it is probably more efficient that using a lot of “maybes” or depends”, it simply sells better and is what the majority people want to hear.
The truth is that no one can be absolutely confident about anything except God maybe, and only he can be so if you believe on him/her/it.. so that leaves no room for the rest of us mortals.

Despite that, I can’t wait to see the day that a very successful entrepreneur admits his doubt and insecurities so they look more like humans and less like deities. Everyone has to find their own path and it is important to take anyone’s advice with a grain or two of salt.

Find your way, listen to advice and if you succeed, be humble.

By: Jason Fried

Jason Fried — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:04:50 +0000

“unwavering confidence that their way is gospel handed down from Mt. Sinai” — just so we’re clear here… We’ve never said our way is the only way. We talk about what works for us, and we suggest that it would work for others, but we’re well aware there are plenty of different ways to do things. We just choose not to use words like “it depends” and “sometimes” and “maybe” because 1. they don’t help make the point, 2. they hedge, and 3. reasonable people know that it always depends.

By: Paul Herwarth von Bittenfeld

Paul Herwarth von Bittenfeld — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:57:47 +0000

Thanks for your post from a small company CEO!

By: WesleyDonehue.com

WesleyDonehue.com — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:38:09 +0000

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By: Andrea Ong Pietkiewicz

Andrea Ong Pietkiewicz — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:12:31 +0000

Thanks for the post: you cheered me up. BTW, Craigslist might look like ass, but it’s successful because it works. Usability will always trump aesthetics, but not the other way round. I’ve preached this unsuccessfully in the past, but what the hey….

By: Robert Dempsey

Robert Dempsey — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:03:03 +0000

Agreed on all accounts. Many of today’s speakers talk from their current perspective rather than one which tells of the struggles they went through. This could be because they don’t want people to be discouraged, or they want it to look much easier than it is. Who knows. That is one reason though why I love listening to Gary Vaynerchuk, who always tells you that it takes a ton and a half of work to get any company off the ground, and that you have to keep up that pace for a good number of years. And that’s really the secret – to never quit, no matter how hard it gets or how much you want to. Thanks for the great post.