> > That's a wonderful story, but that just isn't the norm. > > Sure tons of web shops got started that way, but it all > > happened during a boom. The boom is over. > > Didn't happen during the boom - it happened at the beginning > of the bust... not boom... bust...... you sure assume a lot.
I find it interesting that everyone here is so used to Matt's abrasiveness that they're assuming he's being arrogant now. I don't think that he is. He's just stating the obvious, and his responses don't strike me as arrogant at all. If you're starting a business now, it's a lot harder than it was a year and a half ago. I don't think that's such a controversial statement. It was unnaturally easy to start a business during the internet boom, and now it's not. You may have been successful in doing so, but that doesn't mean that you're typical. Most startups fail, period. Entrepreneurship always struck me as being similar to the life of a salmon during spawning season - you're constantly swimming upstream, giving your all, until you either make it or die from exhaustion. (Never mind the fact that the salmon dies anyway, even if successful.) It's a difficult life, and requires a considerable drive that many people just don't have. Most who do have that drive will still fail. The amount of energy usually required to create a functioning business from scratch should not be underestimated, and half-measures don't usually work with startups - after all, if you're working on something part-time, how will you compete with the person who's doing it full-time, as if his life depended on it? (Which, in a way, it does.) Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ voice: (202) 797-5496 fax: (202) 797-5444 ______________________________________________________________________ Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
