I remember this line I read from IceCreamKid's post some weeks back:
Ready. FIRE. Aim.
Ready. FIRE. Aim.
Dislike ads? Remove them and support the forum:
Subscribe to Fastlane Insiders.
Upcoming Live Fastlane Calls (FREE!)
Inventors Virtual Meetup (FREE - All welcome!): Sunday, April, 21st 2024: 11 AM ESTJoin over 80,000 entrepreneurs who have rejected the paradigm of mediocrity and said "NO!" to underpaid jobs, ascetic frugality, and suffocating savings rituals— learn how to build a Fastlane business that pays both freedom and lifestyle affluence.
Free registration at the forum removes this block.On one hand i understand because nobody wants to put out a product to nobody, but on the other hand if your goal is to be successful (at anything) not putting out the thing that brings the value will never get you there.
If you have a cool product, but no one knows it exists, did you create any value?
Marketing/launch strategy is just as important as having a good product.
And if you don't know how... then learn. Then try it.
I remember this line I read from IceCreamKid's post some weeks back:
Ready. FIRE. Aim.
I was reading something yesterday. "Sell the product. If you can sell the product, you're a winner. " The philosophy behind the guy, was you can get financial support from other places, but if you can put your product out their and know how to sell it, it's sustainable, and you won't have to rely on other sources.I'd like your opinions on something.
I know a lot of musicians and creative people who will create works but when it comes time to release them, they won't because they're not sure how to "market them"...aka they don't want to release it and have no one hear it. On one hand that's kind of understandable but on the other hand it's not because then years go by and they never release anything ever. In business i think this would be the equivalent of producers trying to wait until the product is perfect before they sell it.
On one hand i understand because nobody wants to put out a product to nobody, but on the other hand if your goal is to be successful (at anything) not putting out the thing that brings the value will never get you there. So what's your guys' opinion? What would you tell these people if you sat down and talked with them ?
I am now thinking that it's ok to start "crappy" as long as you're not endangering anybody in the doing (medical software or software that runs planes has to be perfect), get feedback and improve quickly. Remember when Google started Gmail with "beta" next to it?I'd like your opinions on something.
I know a lot of musicians and creative people who will create works but when it comes time to release them, they won't because they're not sure how to "market them"...aka they don't want to release it and have no one hear it. On one hand that's kind of understandable but on the other hand it's not because then years go by and they never release anything ever. In business i think this would be the equivalent of producers trying to wait until the product is perfect before they sell it.
On one hand i understand because nobody wants to put out a product to nobody, but on the other hand if your goal is to be successful (at anything) not putting out the thing that brings the value will never get you there. So what's your guys' opinion? What would you tell these people if you sat down and talked with them ?
I agree. Isn't it one of the mantra of Fastlane? Act, assess, and adjust. Makes perfect sense in a lot of domains -and obviously one should act at the best of their abilities, not just put up a crappy whatever for speed's sake. Stephen King's first accepted book was Carrie, and certainly it wasn't the best written in his career, but obviously it was a very, very, decent effort.I am now thinking that it's ok to start "crappy" as long as you're not endangering anybody in the doing (medical software or software that runs planes has to be perfect), get feedback and improve quickly. Remember when Google started Gmail with "beta" next to it?
I'd like your opinions on something.
I know a lot of musicians and creative people who will create works but when it comes time to release them, they won't because they're not sure how to "market them"...aka they don't want to release it and have no one hear it. On one hand that's kind of understandable but on the other hand it's not because then years go by and they never release anything ever. In business i think this would be the equivalent of producers trying to wait until the product is perfect before they sell it.
On one hand i understand because nobody wants to put out a product to nobody, but on the other hand if your goal is to be successful (at anything) not putting out the thing that brings the value will never get you there. So what's your guys' opinion? What would you tell these people if you sat down and talked with them ?
I'm of the perfectionist mindset but it has gotten me nowhere. I code for a living and I try to write the most beautiful code too. My friends who may write what I think is crap code have created companies that are successful. Now when it comes to music it's a different beast and I don't know what perfect means. All i know is when it's out of tune, enjoyable or catchy. Rap makes a lot of money and it's far from being "perfect."I'd like your opinions on something.
I know a lot of musicians and creative people who will create works but when it comes time to release them, they won't because they're not sure how to "market them"...aka they don't want to release it and have no one hear it. On one hand that's kind of understandable but on the other hand it's not because then years go by and they never release anything ever. In business i think this would be the equivalent of producers trying to wait until the product is perfect before they sell it.
On one hand i understand because nobody wants to put out a product to nobody, but on the other hand if your goal is to be successful (at anything) not putting out the thing that brings the value will never get you there. So what's your guys' opinion? What would you tell these people if you sat down and talked with them ?
Join Fastlane Insiders.