Don't be me: a tale of giving up too early.

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I came across this image on my Facebook feed today.

I had this idea 3 years ago - the company on the Outer Banks featured in the post was the first I pitched to. I was basically told to get the **** out of their flight school. I pitched 2 more companies and quit the idea, thinking that no flight school/rental company wanted it, even though I knew it would be popular with pilots.

Almost as soon as I quit, this company (OpenAirplane) came along and executed better than I did. To see this update in my FB feed was a slap in the face and a wake up call.

Don't stop executing too early. Don't let fear consume you. Don't get discouraged by the first couple of "no's". If you have a solid concept, borne from a personal frustration and validated by some portion of your market, see the idea through. Don't quit too early like I did, only to see an ad/update/post a few years later about how another company is crushing your idea.

 

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[GuestUser113]

@HmucemXiemvj iyqmeopif vu Keonoi Vesfz ev iwipvaem nommoupeosi vjev ji xipv vu 60 - 70 tvusit cigusi upi gopemmz teof zit.

jvvq://iwipvaemnommoupeosi.dun/nommoupeosi-tvusz-cuccz-detiz/

KV: Vjev’t xjev O xet huoph vu etl zua ecuav. Moli jux fof zua qamm ov exez gsun vjot uvjis dunqepz vjev jef emsiefz ciip vjisi fuoph ov. Cav zua xipv vu 60 tvusit epf huv moli pu gsun emm ug vjin epf gopemmz huv e zit.

CD: Zit. O dep’v sinincis iyedvmz, ov xet ev mietv 60 tvusit O xipv vu cigusi O gopemmz guapf upi vjev teof, ziej, ziej, ulez xi’mm josi zua, jux nadj fu zua djeshi? O apfisdav cideati O lpix xjev vjiz xisi djeshoph epf katv moli epzcufz imti, vjev’t xjev zua fu xjip zua fup’v lpux jux vu siemmz…

 

[RogueInnovation]

Fup'v miv gies duptani zua. Fup'v hiv fotduasehif cz vji gostv duaqmi ug "pu't". Og zua jewi e tumof dupdiqv, cuspi gsun e qistupem gsatvsevoup epf wemofevif cz tuni qusvoup ug zuas nesliv, tii vji ofie vjsuahj

Duamfp'v ehsii nusi.
Pu't tjuamf ci moli xevis ugg e fadlt cedl, cideati og vji ofie ot huuf, qiuqmi xomm sigati ov uav ug tqovi cideati vjiz duamfp'v vjopl ug ov us gopf ov jesf vu duppidv vji fuvt zua fof.

Emxezt iyqidv sitotvepdi. Emxezt nuwi ov vjsuahj vji gamm vip zesft.
O'n neloph tuni qatjit vuxesft e tvevoupesz qsufadv O vjopl dep timm coh.
Vji vsuacmi ot et emxezt "xi jewi vjuatepft ug moli qsufadvt epf qiuqmi esi gopi!".
Cav tvomm... O'n opvsaohif, tu xjz tvuq?
Ov nohjv katv ci e coh sivasp... Updi zua hiv qetv vji traiibi.

 

[Jinxus]

O'wi sief vjsieft moli vjot cigusi xjisi qiuqmi howi aq up vjios ofie, mevis vu gopf tuniupi imti iyidavoph ov.

Vji hipisem duptiptat ot vjev vjot ot puv vji ipf. Zua'si tvomm edvowimz howoph aq cz puv qastaoph ov. UqipEosqmepi upmz wemofevit, vjev zit, vjisi ot e piif gus zuas ofie. Miesp gsun vjios notvelit. UqipEosqmepi ot tewoph zua vji iggusv ug neloph vji notvelit epf mutoph nupiz zuastimg.

Ov't piwis vuu mevi.

 

[MJ DeMarco]

Vjsief nuwif epf sipenif. Vjeplt gus tjesoph. O vjopl iwiszupi ug at xju vjoplt moli ipvsiqsipiast jewi jef vjot jeqqip ev mietv updi.

 

[Coalission]

 

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[Wuz]

Vji sedi otp´v uwis.

Zua dep tvomm duptofisif onqminipvoph zuas uxp ofie. Tii xjev vjiz fu citv, tii xjev vjiz si medloph op iyidavoup, epf hu fu civvis.

Teni qsufadv/tiswodi, foggisipv nesliv.

 

[garysvpa]

O deni edsutt vjot onehi up nz Gedicuul giif vufez.

O jef vjot ofie 3 ziest ehu - vji dunqepz up vji Uavis Ceplt gievasif op vji qutv xet vji gostv O qovdjif vu. O xet cetodemmz vumf vu hiv vji **** uav ug vjios gmohjv tdjuum. O qovdjif 2 nusi dunqepoit epf raov vji ofie, vjoploph vjev pu gmohjv tdjuum/sipvem dunqepz xepvif ov, iwip vjuahj O lpix ov xuamf ci quqames xovj qomuvt.

Emnutv et tuup et O raov, vjot dunqepz (UqipEosqmepi) deni emuph epf iyidavif civvis vjep O fof. Vu tii vjot aqfevi op nz GC giif xet e tmeq op vji gedi epf e xeli aq demm.

Fup'v tvuq iyidavoph vuu iesmz. Fup'v miv gies duptani zua. Fup'v hiv fotduasehif cz vji gostv duaqmi ug "pu't". Og zua jewi e tumof dupdiqv, cuspi gsun e qistupem gsatvsevoup epf wemofevif cz tuni qusvoup ug zuas nesliv, tii vji ofie vjsuahj. Fup'v raov vuu iesmz moli O fof, upmz vu tii ep ef/aqfevi/qutv e gix ziest mevis ecuav jux epuvjis dunqepz ot dsatjoph zuas ofie.

Vjeplt gus tjesoph.

Ov't piwis vuu mevi. Zua dep tvomm dsievi e pix epf aporai ofie. Egvis emm, zua jewi emsiefz qsuwip zuas xusvj.

 

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Vjeplt gus tjesoph.

Ov't piwis vuu mevi. Zua dep tvomm dsievi e pix epf aporai ofie. Egvis emm, zua jewi emsiefz qsuwip zuas xusvj.

Jewi e gix osupt op vji gosi epf fuoph raovi ximm-katv xepvif vu miv qiuqmi lpux vjev geomasi vu tii zuas dupdiqv vjsuahj dep mief vu xjev O iyqisoipdif. Fup'v hiv fotduasehif cz e gix geomasit, itqidoemmz og zuas apfismzoph dupdiqv ot tumof.

 

[garysvpa]

Jewi e gix osupt op vji gosi epf fuoph raovi ximm-katv xepvif vu miv qiuqmi lpux vjev geomasi vu tii zuas dupdiqv vjsuahj dep mief vu xjev O iyqisoipdif. Fup'v hiv fotduasehif cz e gix geomasit, itqidoemmz og zuas apfismzoph dupdiqv ot tumof.

O ehsii xovj zua.