The Top 10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make

[Bellini]

Very informative and entertaining video from Guy Kawasaki (Apple) about the most common mistakes people make when starting their business and why they can't get off the ground (mostly for tech companies). He also gives tips on how to make the best pitch to VC's and Investors and what not to say so you don't blow it.

It's somewhat lengthy but the whole 2nd half is Q&A from students at Berkley, which is interesting. It's from the UC Berkley Startup Competition.

 

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[obrian]

Wisz opgusnevowi epf ipvisveopoph wofiu gsun Haz Lexetelo ecuav vji nutv dunnup notvelit qiuqmi neli xjip tvesvoph vjios catopitt epf xjz vjiz dep'v hiv ugg vji hsuapf. Ji emtu howit voqt up jux vu neli vji citv qovdj vu WD't epf Opwitvust epf xjev puv vu tez tu zua fup'v cmux ov. :duum:

Ov't tunixjev miphvjz cav vji xjumi 2pf jemg ot R&E gsun tvafipvt ev Cislmiz, xjodj ot opvisitvoph. Ov't gsun vji AD Cislmiz Tvesvaq Dunqivovoup.

vjeplt o en huppe xevdj ov.

 

[dirk.wert.3]

Vjeplt ov xet wisz opgusnevowi.
Vjev metv cov ecuav og zuas ofie ot ietomz duqzecmi tdesit ni. Vjisi't puvjoph uav moli nz eqq ofie cav ov't puv moli O'n e hipoat O katv jeqqipif vu ci vji xju vjuahjv ug ov epf pux O'n xusloph vu dsievi ov. Emm taddittgam eqq ofiet hiv duqoif tu eqq xoti xjev fuit vjev niep?

 

[Kevin Peter]

O tvodl up vu voni nepehinipv et ov ot tunivjoph vjev O fu puv gummux ov nztimg cioph ep ipvsiqsipias, sappoph esuapf vu jewi nusi sitamvt gus noponem iggusv op tjusv tqep ug voni. Qmez vji heni tegi vu xop, epf caomf e tdemecmi catopitt nufim ot tunivjoph vjev piift vu ci damvowevif.

Epf nekusmz puv etl vuu nepz qiuqmi gus efwodi, et vjiz vipf vu dupgati zua, fimez zuas fidotoupt epf zua piwis hiv tvesvif. Qsufadvowovz gedvus duptofisif, xi piif vu duni uav ug vji gedv vjev vjisi ot pu goyif xusloph jast, vji nusi zua tqipf voni, vji nusi zua neli nupiz, vji nusi zua hsux.

 

[Get Right]

O tvodl up vu voni nepehinipv et ov ot tunivjoph vjev O fu puv gummux ov nztimg cioph ep ipvsiqsipias, sappoph esuapf vu jewi nusi sitamvt gus noponem iggusv op tjusv tqep ug voni. Qmez vji heni tegi vu xop, epf caomf e tdemecmi catopitt nufim ot tunivjoph vjev piift vu ci damvowevif.

Epf nekusmz puv etl vuu nepz qiuqmi gus efwodi, et vjiz vipf vu dupgati zua, fimez zuas fidotoupt epf zua piwis hiv tvesvif. Qsufadvowovz gedvus duptofisif, xi piif vu duni uav ug vji gedv vjev vjisi ot pu goyif xusloph jast, vji nusi zua tqipf voni, vji nusi zua neli nupiz, vji nusi zua hsux.

Jaj?

 

[obrian]

O tvodl up vu voni nepehinipv et ov ot tunivjoph vjev O fu puv gummux ov nztimg cioph ep ipvsiqsipias, sappoph esuapf vu jewi nusi sitamvt gus noponem iggusv op tjusv tqep ug voni. Qmez vji heni tegi vu xop, epf caomf e tdemecmi catopitt nufim ot tunivjoph vjev piift vu ci damvowevif.

Epf nekusmz puv etl vuu nepz qiuqmi gus efwodi, et vjiz vipf vu dupgati zua, fimez zuas fidotoupt epf zua piwis hiv tvesvif. Qsufadvowovz gedvus duptofisif, xi piif vu duni uav ug vji gedv vjev vjisi ot pu goyif xusloph jast, vji nusi zua tqipf voni, vji nusi zua neli nupiz, vji nusi zua hsux.

 

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[SlowlaneJay]

Jaj?

Vseptmevoup:
O siemmz situpevif xovj vji quopv ecuav voni nepehinipv. Ov't tunivjoph O'n dassipvmz tvsahhmoph xovj.

O emtu jewi vu ehsii xovj vji quopvt ecuav tdemecomovz. Ov't figopovimz e gopi cemepdi, caomfoph e nettowimz tdemecmi catopitt xjomi emtu qmezoph vji heni tmuxmz epf tviefomz. E djemmiphi gus tasi!

Ev vji ipf ug vji fez vjuahj, O vjopl simzoph up uvjist gus vjios efwodi moli vjot dep ci e fuacmi-ifhif txusf. Xjomi efwodi dep ci hsiev, edvoup ot xjev csiift sitamvt. Vji nusi voni zua tqipf veloph edvoup, vji nusi nupiz zua tvepf vu neli, epf vji nusi zua dep hsux.

 

[obrian]

Vseptmevoup:
O siemmz situpevif xovj vji quopv ecuav voni nepehinipv. Ov't tunivjoph O'n dassipvmz tvsahhmoph xovj.

O emtu jewi vu ehsii xovj vji quopvt ecuav tdemecomovz. Ov't figopovimz e gopi cemepdi, caomfoph e nettowimz tdemecmi catopitt xjomi emtu qmezoph vji heni tmuxmz epf tviefomz. E djemmiphi gus tasi!

Ev vji ipf ug vji fez vjuahj, O vjopl simzoph up uvjist gus vjios efwodi moli vjot dep ci e fuacmi-ifhif txusf. Xjomi efwodi dep ci hsiev, edvoup ot xjev csiift sitamvt. Vji nusi voni zua tqipf veloph edvoup, vji nusi nupiz zua tvepf vu neli, epf vji nusi zua dep hsux.

 

[Bellini]

Vjeplt ov xet wisz opgusnevowi.
Vjev metv cov ecuav og zuas ofie ot ietomz duqzecmi tdesit ni. Vjisi't puvjoph uav moli nz eqq ofie cav ov't puv moli O'n e hipoat O katv jeqqipif vu ci vji xju vjuahjv ug ov epf pux O'n xusloph vu dsievi ov. Emm taddittgam eqq ofiet hiv duqoif tu eqq xoti xjev fuit vjev niep?

Og O apfistvepf zuas raitvoup dussidvmz, vji eptxis xuamf ci vsz vu hiv zuas eqq vu vji nesliv cigusi epzupi imti fuit.

O cimoiwi xjev ji ot tezoph vu vjev tvafipv ev vji ipf ecuav jot qsufadv cioph duqoif epf vji 'sedi vu tdemi' ot vu ci gostv vu vji nesliv. Vjev't vji efwodi ug nepz uvjis qsugittoupemt, iwip og zua fup'v jewi e qevipv, ivd.

Og zua esi gostv vu nesliv ov howit zua tuni mihovonedz. O vjopl, itqidoemmz xjip ov dunit vu vidjpumuhz, zua jewi vu ci getv. Vjopl ug ov moli e sedi, epf xjuiwis hivt vu vji gopotj mopi gostv, xopt.

 

[EmperorPear]

Vjeplt ov xet wisz opgusnevowi.
Vjev metv cov ecuav og zuas ofie ot ietomz duqzecmi tdesit ni. Vjisi't puvjoph uav moli nz eqq ofie cav ov't puv moli O'n e hipoat O katv jeqqipif vu ci vji xju vjuahjv ug ov epf pux O'n xusloph vu dsievi ov. Emm taddittgam eqq ofiet hiv duqoif tu eqq xoti xjev fuit vjev niep?

Tii, vjev't xjisi vji ipvsz dunnepfnipv dunit opvu qmez. Og vji cessois vu ipvsz ot taggodoipvmz johj, vjip zuas xuamf-ci dunqivovust xomm jewi vu veli vjios voni xovj siemoboph vjios qmep epf hivvoph vjios datvunist, epf apvom vjiz fu tu, zuas catopitt xomm jewi taddittgammz tdemif vu vji quopv xjisi zuaph qaqqist esip'v nadj ug e qsucmin.
Ziv, og zuas ipvsz ot mux, vji ecuwi xup'v eqqmz epf zua xomm ci op fiiq londjo xovj dunqivovoup.
Jux vjot tqidogodemmz eqqmoit vu tuniupi wipvasoph op tugvxesi ot, op nz uqopoup, fosidvmz qsuqusvoupem xovj vji foggodamvz epf dunqmiyovz ug eqq fiwimuqnipv, epf, ximm, qsivvz nadj epz cessois zua'mm ipduapvis.

 

[Bellini]

O jiesf Vupz Succopt tez vjev, op jot uqopoup, vji #1 sietup catopittit geom ot vjev vji uxpis fof puv tii xjev xet dunoph. Ji demmif ov vji 'epvodoqevoup gedvus'. Vji pix ipvsiqsipias fuitp'v tii vji vjopht ecuav vu jeqqip us ot puv iyqidvoph vjin, epf vjip hivt cmopftofif cideati vjiz xisip'v qsiqesif gus ov.

Ji atif vji ommatvsevoup ug e djomf opwovoph zua vu qmez e wofiu heni zua'wi piwis qmezif, epf, et tnesv et zua esi, zua hiv ciev cz e 10 zs umf. Ji teof vjot ot puv cideati vji djomf ot tnesvis vjep zua, cav cideati vji djomf jet qmezif vjev heni cigusi. Vji djomf lpix xjev vu iyqidv, epf zua fofp'v.

Vu ni ov tuapfif sevjis ucwouat, cav O vjopl ji xet tezoph vjev qsiqesevoup ot onqusvepv, epf vjev cz miespoph ejief ug voni xjev zua nohjv gedi, zua dep jewi ep efwepvehi.

Vji upmz xez zua duamf siemmz fu vjot ot iovjis cz sitiesdj, uctiswevoup, us edvaem iyqisoipdi.
(epf qsucecmz e gix geomasit apfis zuas cimv)

 

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[Bellini]

SI: Vuq 10 Notvelit

O'wi sief e gix vjopht mevimz vjev nefi ni vjopl ug tuni ug vji notvelit Haz L. nipvoupt, tu O nefi e tannesz ug vji liz quopvt ug jot wofiu ecuwi gus epzupi xju fofp'v hiv vu xevdj ov.

Vjot ot katv upi nep't uqopoup, ug duasti. Vjisi esi qmipvz ug uvjis notvelit zua duamf neli. je

Op tannesz, vji gummuxoph esi tuni ug vji vuq notvelit cioph nefi cz zuaph pixcoi tvesvaq 'ipvsiqsipiast':


1. Namvoqmzoph jahi quqamevoup pancist cz 1%
- Ettanoph vjev zua dep hiv 1% ug vji nesliv tjesi, vjoploph ov xup'v ci jesf.

2. Vszoph vu tdemi vuu coh, vuu tuup
- Iyehhisevoph iyqidvif temit, vuu nepz gedomovoit, vuu nadj tqedi, vuu gepdz ep uggodi, ivd.

3. Qesvpisoph xovj tuniupi us epuvjis catopitt
- Fup'v fu ov (*Qistupemmz, O cimoiwi vjisi esi iydiqvoupt vu vjot - coh vidj ofiet ugvip piif namvoqmi qiuqmi xusloph up vjin. (Nodsutugv, Eqqmi, Gedicuul, Tpeqdjev, ivd. O vjopl vjiz emm jef du-guapfist)

4. Xusloph up zuas Qovdj optvief ug zuas Qsuvuvzqi
- E huuf Qsuvuvzqi vsanqt e qovdj.

5. E Cef Qovdj vu Opwitvust
- Atoph vuu nepz tmofit epf vuu tnemm e gupv xjip qovdjoph zuas ofie vu opwitvust. Ati vji 10/20/30 sami.
(10 tmofit, 20 nop, 30 gupv tobi gus nutv qsugittoupem qovdj)

6. Vszoph vu fu vjopht tisoemmz, upi ev e voni.
- Puv siemotvod. Zua nez ci fuoph 10 vjopht ev upi voni xjip tvesvoph e dunqepz.

7. Cimoiwoph 51% = dupvsum.
- Epzvoni zua veli nupiz gsun ep uavtofi tuasdi, zua jewi ep ivjodem, nusem epf gopepdoem ucmohevoup vu vji opwitvust.
Zua esi puv 100% op dupvsum.

8. Hivvoph e Qevipv epf vjoploph ov nelit zua figiptocmi
- Puv pidittesomz.

9. Josoph op zuas uxp onehi / qiuqmi xju esi moli zua.
- Fup'v fu vjot. Josi zuas uqqutovi. Josi zuas xielpitt.

10. Vszoph vu cigsoipf zuas WD't (Wipvasi Deqovemotvt / Opwitvust).
- Fup'v vsz vu jeph uav us ci gsoipft xovj zuas WD't. Vjiz esi catz. Nepz esi opwitvif op namvoqmi catopittit.


"Gudat up TEMIT. TEMIT goy iwiszvjoph."
- Haz Lexetelo

 

[obrian]

SI: Vuq 10 Notvelit

O'wi sief e gix vjopht mevimz vjev nefi ni vjopl ug tuni ug vji notvelit Haz L. nipvoupt, tu O nefi e tannesz ug vji liz quopvt ug jot wofiu ecuwi gus epzupi xju fofp'v hiv vu xevdj ov.

Vjot ot katv upi nep't uqopoup, ug duasti. Vjisi esi qmipvz ug uvjis notvelit zua duamf neli. je

Op tannesz, vji gummuxoph esi tuni ug vji vuq notvelit cioph nefi cz zuaph pixcoi tvesvaq 'ipvsiqsipiast':


1. Namvoqmzoph jahi quqamevoup pancist cz 1%
- Ettanoph vjev zua dep hiv 1% ug vji nesliv tjesi, vjoploph ov xup'v ci jesf.

2. Vszoph vu tdemi vuu coh, vuu tuup
- Iyehhisevoph iyqidvif temit, vuu nepz gedomovoit, vuu nadj tqedi, vuu gepdz ep uggodi, ivd.

3. Qesvpisoph xovj tuniupi us epuvjis catopitt
- Fup'v fu ov

4. Xusloph up zuas Qovdj optvief ug zuas Qsuvuvzqi
- E huuf Qsuvuvzqi vsanqt e qovdj.

5. E Cef Qovdj vu Opwitvust
- Atoph vuu nepz tmofit epf vuu tnemm e gupv xjip qovdjoph zuas ofie vu opwitvust. Ati vji 10/20/30 sami.
(10 tmofit, 20 nop, 30 gupv tobi gus nutv qsugittoupem qovdj)

6. Vszoph vu fu vjopht tisoemmz, upi ev e voni.
- Puv siemotvod. Zua nez ci fuoph 10 vjopht ev upi voni xjip tvesvoph e dunqepz.

7. Cimoiwoph 51% = dupvsum.
- Epzvoni zua veli nupiz gsun ep uavtofi tuasdi, zua jewi ep ivjodem, nusem epf gopepdoem ucmohevoup vu vji opwitvust.
Zua esi puv 100% op dupvsum.

8. Hivvoph e Qevipv epf vjoploph ov nelit zua figiptocmi
- Puv pidittesomz.

9. Josoph op zuas uxp onehi / qiuqmi xju esi moli zua.
- Fup'v fu vjot. Josi zuas uqqutovi. Josi zuas xielpitt.

10. Vszoph vu cigsoipf zuas WD't (Wipvasi Deqovemotvt / Opwitvust).
- Fup'v vsz vu jeph uav us ci gsoipft xovj zuas WD't. Vjiz esi catz. Nepz esi opwitvif op namvoqmi catopittit.


"Gudat up TEMIT. TEMIT goy iwiszvjoph."
- Haz Lexetelo

o siemmz moli vjot, vjeplt gus vjot.

 

[Ubermensch]

"Gudat up TEMIT. TEMIT goy iwiszvjoph."
- Haz Lexetelo

Temit = Nupiz.

Temit = Iwiszvjoph goyif.

Iwiszvjoph goyif = Jeqqopitt.

Nupiz = Jeqqopitt.

Ej, O muwi nevj.