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I call this boss seeking behavior.
Unfortunately almost everyone in the world is programmed for 18-25 years that they need permission to do literally everything. Entrepreneurship flies in the face of everything we are taught.
Now it manifests in posts that lack even a drop of confidence in oneself:
- "Is my idea good?"
- "Do I have permission to pursue this without being an idiot?"
- "How do I make sure my idea... blah blah?"
And then 9 times out of 10, people with 500 dollars to their name show up to lead the blind and shit all over the idea because it's not "online enough," or their completely incorrect interpretation of fastlane, or it seems too hard.
Most ideas, executed properly, will make money.
Someone recently wanted permission to start a restaurant. Most of these "brilliant" thinkers showed up to shit on it as an unscalable horrible idea. I know a guy that owns a couple of hamburger joints and does $2m a year, an awesome little business. I have met another one that started with restaurants and now owns a sports team and has billions. That is more money than any of those negative respondants will ever make.
Don't seek a boss. Particularly here. As an entrepreneur, the buck stops with you. Make the best decisions you can and much more importantly, move.
Once you have a clearer view, you can apply what you've learned and steer the ship. But you can't steer the ship from harbor.
Thanks @Andy Black for this thread. I think its a good one to drop in these idea threads forever.
Unfortunately almost everyone in the world is programmed for 18-25 years that they need permission to do literally everything. Entrepreneurship flies in the face of everything we are taught.
Now it manifests in posts that lack even a drop of confidence in oneself:
- "Is my idea good?"
- "Do I have permission to pursue this without being an idiot?"
- "How do I make sure my idea... blah blah?"
And then 9 times out of 10, people with 500 dollars to their name show up to lead the blind and shit all over the idea because it's not "online enough," or their completely incorrect interpretation of fastlane, or it seems too hard.
Most ideas, executed properly, will make money.
Someone recently wanted permission to start a restaurant. Most of these "brilliant" thinkers showed up to shit on it as an unscalable horrible idea. I know a guy that owns a couple of hamburger joints and does $2m a year, an awesome little business. I have met another one that started with restaurants and now owns a sports team and has billions. That is more money than any of those negative respondants will ever make.
Don't seek a boss. Particularly here. As an entrepreneur, the buck stops with you. Make the best decisions you can and much more importantly, move.
Once you have a clearer view, you can apply what you've learned and steer the ship. But you can't steer the ship from harbor.
Thanks @Andy Black for this thread. I think its a good one to drop in these idea threads forever.
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