On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Ryan Byrd <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, he posted a spammy off-topic post and perhaps his business will fail > and perhaps we should form a mob, chant "kill the beast" and chase him out > of town.
I don't begrudge him the post at all. He's putting himself out there, asking for advice, looking for help wherever he can find it. Unfortunately the honest advice he's received isn't what he wanted, but the man has hustle and I admire him for it. Like I said, I hope he takes this as a learning experience and does correspondingly better on his next business venture. > I agree physical media is dying, but there is surely money to be made > during that demise. Good point. One of the critical character traits of a business founder (as identified by Yanev Suissa, a Venture Fellow at NEA who spoke at a business class I took) is the ability to "pivot" - to change direction when new information or perspectives become available. Our OP might not be headed in the perfect direction now (it would be surprising if he was, since that would mean he picked the perfect strategy right out the gate) but if he can adjust fire he might be able to make this work. -Dan /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
