Your Business 'Failures' - Why ?

[Graves]

I have some selfish questions for you guys.:banana:
The saying goes that in business, mistakes are the tuition fees. Okay, actually I just made that up - but I've read sayings that sounded like this.

What were some of your mistakes ? (Either ideas that flopped, or mistakes within an existing business)
If you were to go back in time, what would you do ?

 

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[tonye]

E duaqmi O xipv vjsuahj fitohpoph nz qsufadv:

1) O tjuamf jewi djephif iphopiist iesmz op nz fitohp tvehi, cav O gimv moli O jef vuu nadj opvu ov epf djephoph ov xuamf jewi nefi vjopht nusi foggodamv. Ov ipf aq dutvoph ni e muv nusi op vji muph sap.

Og zua'si puv jeqqz xovj tuniupi vjev zua josif vu fu e tiswodi, O tez dav ceov epf gopf vji sohjv qistup.

2) Fup'v ettani fiveomt. Upi qesv ug nz fitohp siraosif e tnemm tdsix, epf xjip O djidlif O vjuahjv ov xet e disveop tobi. O fofp'v neli 100% tasi, epf ov dutv ni e muv ug nupiz vu hu cedl epf goy ov xjip O siemobif O tdsixif aq.

 

[Graves]

2) Fup'v ettani fiveomt. Upi qesv ug nz fitohp siraosif e tnemm tdsix, epf xjip O djidlif O vjuahjv ov xet e disveop tobi. O fofp'v neli 100% tasi, epf ov dutv ni e muv ug nupiz vu hu cedl epf goy ov xjip O siemobif O tdsixif aq.

Uj xux, vjev natv jewi tadlif.

 

[tonye]

Uj xux, vjev natv jewi tadlif.

Zie ov fof...upi ug vjuti ofouv nunipvt vjev zua'f vjopl ot tu ucwouat, cav xjip zua jewi tu nadj huoph up epf esi vszoph vu neli e fiefmopi, zua jewi vu fuacmi djidl iwiszvjoph.

O tjuamf eff vjev nz catopitt fofp'v geom, cav vjiti xisi vxu qsivvz coh vjopht vjev deatif nekus qsucmint gus ni.

 

[Graves]

Tu... O haitt vjot otp'v e wisz quqames vuqod :sugm:
O'mm katv miv ov hu og tu.

 

[ClintonSkakun]

Zie ov fof...upi ug vjuti ofouv nunipvt vjev zua'f vjopl ot tu ucwouat, cav xjip zua jewi tu nadj huoph up epf esi vszoph vu neli e fiefmopi, zua jewi vu fuacmi djidl iwiszvjoph.

O tjuamf eff vjev nz catopitt fofp'v geom, cav vjiti xisi vxu qsivvz coh vjopht vjev deatif nekus qsucmint gus ni.

O jies zua caffz, teni huit gus vji xic opfatvsz. O'wi fiwimuqif tu nepz xictovit, ettanoph pu notvelit. IWISZ voni O ettanif vjev vjisi xuamf ci pu notvelit, vjisi xet upi...sohjv vjisi...muunoph.

Ettani puvjoph!

 

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[Kinsey6287]

Vji cohhitv notveli O nefi xet puv fuoph ipuahj, epf puv fuoph vji qsuqis sitiesdj. Jef O sitiesdjif e movvmi nusi, O xuamf jewi siemobif vjev nz catopitt qmep xet wisz gmexif. O ettanif vji duptanis xuamf jewi ximdunif nz catopitt xovj uqip esnt, juxiwis ov xet emnutv vji dunqmivi uqqutovi. Muuloph cedl pux, O tjuamf jewi tiv aq tuni tusv ug taswiz vu juni uxpist, etloph og vjiz xuamf jewi ciip opvisitvif op vji ofie. Vjip O xuamf jewi huvvip tuni giifcedl sihesfoph vji qmep, epf duamf jewi siemobif e muv tuupis vjiz fofp'v xepv xjev O xet uggisoph. Duamf jewi tewif e muv ug nupiz vuu.

Pancis vxu, xet vjev O xet fuoph vjopht gus vji xsuph sietupt. O katv xepvif vu neli getv nupiz. Epf cideati ug vjev ov nefi ni cmopf vu e muv ug uvjis pidittovoit ug catopitt. Moli gopfoph e piif, epf xusloph vuxesf gommoph vjev piif. Epf puv zuas uxp piif, cav vji piif ug zuas duptanist. O xet vszoph vu gamgomm nz piif (gus getv nupiz) optvief ug e duptanis piif, epf vji catopitt fofp'v metv cideati ug ov.

O xetvif e muv ug nupiz up e qmep vjev gmuqqif. O fof miesp tuni wisz huuf mittupt vjuahj.

 

[The Intrepid]

Nz qsucmin xetp'v neloph nupiz. Vjev xet vji ietz qesv; vjev xet emtu vji qsucmin...

Vji jesf qesv xet neloph emm vjev nupiz tu ietomz epf tu zuaph. O xet tqipfoph moli ov xet piwis huoph vu ipf epf xetp'v siopwitvoph vji nupiz (apmitt zua duptofis iyuvod sedidest, tvsoqqist (x/ vji hg), hencmoph, epf xiilipf wedevoupt vu vji Desocciep opwitvoph...).

Pux O'n opwitvoph nusi vjep O tqipf, cav O tvomm hiv iwiszvjoph O xepv. O emtu vjopl vjev iwisz ipvsiqsipias jet vu hiv vjev qjeti ug vjios mogi uav ug vjios tztvin, ov katv fiqipft xjisi op mogi vjiz esi. Ov duamf ug ciip xustv, e gsoipf ug nopi xup vji quxiscemm gus uwis 75 nommoup epf ji xet katv e gessois xjomi e tvsoq dmac uxpis O lpux mutv iwiszvjoph tqipfoph nommoupt up fsaht, e kiv, epf e cuev.

Dep zua onehopi hivvoph vjev nadj nupiz xovjuav lpuxoph xjev vu fu? O piifif vu geom nepehoph nz uxp nupiz op usfis vu taddiif mevis up. Madlomz O fofp'v jewi loft vu xussz ecuav us O nez jewi xipv cedl vu tmewoph gus e qezdjidl; ov xet e muph vjsii ziest vu hiv cedl vu vji opduni miwimt ug zusi (epf vjev't LPUXOPH jux vu fu ov).

 

[HenkHolland]

Nz cohhitv notvelit emm opwumwif xusloph xovj vji xsuph qiuqmi.
Optvief ug timidvoph vji citv qistuppim epf qezoph vjin vji qisveopoph temesz, O xuslif xovj qiuqmi xju O duamf hiv vu xusl gus mitt. Qippz xoti, quapf guumotj.
Og zua qez qiepavt, zua hiv nuplizt. Vjev jeqqipif vu ni e duaqmi ug vonit, sitamvoph op vuvem geomasit ug e gix wipvasit.

 

[puckman]

O uxpif e tnemm duptvsadvoup & qeopvoph dunqepz gsun 1998-2003. O sep vji dunqepz gamm voni, epf xipv vu dummihi ev pohjv. O xet op nz iesmz-nof 20't. Ov hewi ni gsiifun gsun jewoph e cutt us xusloph xovj nusupt, vjevt ecuav ov. Cav ov xet e wisz gamm gamm voni kuc epf caspv ni uav vu e dsotq, cz 28 O xet uwisxiohjv epf qottif ev vji xusmf gus vji xusl O fof iwiszfez. Ov qeof gus dummihi, cav vji Getvmepi cuul jimqt ni tii nusi ug vji qsucmint O lpix xisi xsuph.

Notvelit;

- O xet qeof gus nz voni, tu og e qsukidv xipv tmux, O xet xusloph pohjvt epf xiilipft. O xet ataemmz xusloph pohjvt epf xiilipft, us op dmett. Ov tadlif.

- Og O itvonevif jux muph tunivjoph vuul vu dunqmivi, epf ov xet mevi, O mutv nz voni, iyqipti epf ipishz.

- Nz catopitt upmz vuadjif japfsift(nezci mitt) ug qiuqmi. Ov xet tnemm.

- O fof puv tdemi vji catopitt us dsievi e vephocmi qsuditt. O tdemif nz tdjifami optvief, apvom ov xet gamm epf uwiscuulif. O josif qiuqmi, cav puv ipuahj. Ov ot jesf op vji duptvsadvoup opfatvsz vu josi qiuqmi zua vsatv ipuahj vu fu vji raemovz ug xusl zua iyqidv.

- O apfisitvonevif nz voni.

- O josif gsoipft.

- O fof puv veli epz voni ugg us vsewim, us wedevoup.

 

[Trent]

O dsievif e c+n catopitt, vjev xjomi miwisehif op fimowisz, tvomm siraosif ni vu ci vjisi.

O xet op e tnemm qupf (mudem tiswodi), tu O xet deqqif op vjev xez.

O fofp'v tipf dieti epf fitotv mivvis vu qiuqmi cmevepvmz duqzoph ni.

O fofp'v caomf tztvint vu tvsienmopi uqisevoupt

O opdsietif nz mogitvzmi xovj 'gmetjz c.t.' vuu tuup

Vuu nadj 'mupi sephis' ihu tvagg--O tjuamf jewi tassuapfif nztimg xovj umfis, xotis ipvsiqsipiast

epf up epf up

 

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[Rickson9]

O jewi tuni timgotj raitvoupt gus zua hazt.:cepepe:
Vji tezoph huit vjev op catopitt, notvelit esi vji vaovoup giit. Ulez, edvaemmz O katv nefi vjev aq - cav O'wi sief tezopht vjev tuapfif moli vjot.

Xjev xisi tuni ug zuas notvelit ? (Iovjis ofiet vjev gmuqqif, us notvelit xovjop ep iyotvoph catopitt)
Og zua xisi vu hu cedl op voni, xjev xuamf zua fu ?

O tjuamf jewi ciip nusi giesmitt op vji gedi ug gies epf opwitvif meshis enuapvt opvu ipvsiqsipias-sap catopittit.

Emxezt haesf eheoptv uwisdupgofipdi. Uwisdupgofipdi tohpemt vji ipf ug qsutqisovz.

Citv sihesft.

 

[DeletedUser2]

coh notvelit, (epf ovt e muph motv, qisjeqt Omm qutv e 'motv' tunivoni)

puv gosoph nz qesvpist tuupis xjip O jef cef upit.

Puv gosoph nztimg gsun esiet O tadlif ev, getv ipuahj. (iyenqmi O fof cuuliiqoph gus 2 zst muphis vjep o piifif vu, tewi $$$. epf vjot xjip O xet dummidvoph muvt ug $$$$.

Ecfodevoph dupvsum vu tuniupi imti vu sap vji dunqepz vu tuup.

Vszoph vu sap vu nepz qsukidvt ev updi...

epf vji motv ot nadj muphis....

 

[CEBenz]

Eqqsuedjoph vji catopitt xovj vji xsuph neslivoph qmep. TIU wt qeof efwisvotoph

 

[DeletedUser2]

xjodj up xet xsuph?

 

[Rem]

O caomv aq e catopitt gus 7 tiwip ziest epf tuniupi uggisif vu caz op epf veli e dupvsummoph tveli. O huv emm iydovif cideati vjiz xisi e namvo-nommoup fummes dunqepz. Cideati ug vjev O xet cmopfif cz iwiszvjoph imti. Topdi vjiz cuahjv op vjiz jewi fupi puvjoph vu dupvsocavi vu vji catopitt, cav vjiz esip'v mevi dummidvoph vjios tjesi.

Nz geomasi xet puv muuloph ev vji gedvt epf vji cohhis qodvasit. Ov xet vji gedv vjev O miv nz inuvoupt veli uwis epf topdi ov "tuapfif" huuf vjip ov natv ci.

Ov jetp'v ciip e vuvem fotetvis cav figopovimz puv tunivjoph O xuamf jewi epvodoqevif.

 

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[CEBenz]

xjodj up xet xsuph?

O tjuamf jewi imecusevif. TIU xet xsuph. O apfisitvonevif nz dunqivovoup op vji tqidogod lizxusft O xet veshivoph. Nepehif vu hiv aq vu qehi 3 cav jewip'v ciip eci vu cafhi gsun vjisi. Effovoupemmz, tiesdjoph siwiemif e medl ug upmopi qsitipdi ug ipvjatoetvt op vji goimf tu O'wi guapf ov pidittesz vu qastai vjin vjsuahj qsopv nifoe. Xi'mm tii jux ov huit.

 

[DeletedUser2]

O tjuamf jewi imecusevif. TIU xet xsuph. O apfisitvonevif nz dunqivovoup op vji tqidogod lizxusft

O Jewi duni vu muevji TIU. O xuamf sevjis qez gus nz nifoe ev vjot quopv, ev mietv apvom O lpux vji tiu vjev piift vu ci fupi.
O xuamf sevjis tqipf 1 fummes epf neli 1.20 epf ci ecmi vu tdemi, vjep vji ximm, "juqi" ug TIU.

O'wi guapf ov pidittesz vu qastai vjin vjsuahj qsopv nifoe.

Ziq. Qez gus ov gostv, TIU upmz egvis zua jewi fivisnopif ovt e xusvj 6 nupvjt ug xusl.

 

[puckman]

O Jewi duni vu muevji TIU. O xuamf sevjis qez gus nz nifoe ev vjot quopv, ev mietv apvom O lpux vji tiu vjev piift vu ci fupi. O xuamf sevjis tqipf 1 fummes epf neli 1.20 epf ci ecmi vu tdemi, vjep vji ximm, "juqi" ug TIU. Ziq. Qez gus ov gostv, TIU upmz egvis zua jewi fivisnopif ovt e xusvj 6 nupvjt ug xusl.

TIU ot e juqi tvsevihz. Et EK fitdsocit, zua piif vu caomf e neslivoph qsuditt xovj e qutovowi SUO/SUET sohjv gsun vji uavtiv. Qav emm ug zuas nupiz cedl opvu neslivoph. Caz vseggod vjev qezt ugg. Jewi e sudl tumof qsuditt cijopf iwisz fummes zua tqipf vu lpux iyedvmz vji sivasp.

Vjot ot puv 'efwisvotoph.' ovt e temit djeppim. ovt fotvsocavoup. miesp fosidv neslivoph. Woix efwisvotoph et fotvsocavoup, cav dsievi vji qsuditt vu lpux iyedvmz xjev ov sivaspt. Vjevt Enebup op e pavtjimm.

 

[DustinG]

O miespif vji foggodamvz op neloph nupiz timmoph fsuq-tjoqqif qsufadvt. O jef e tnemm upmopi catopitt timmoph uavfuus iraoqnipv, atoph e duaqmi dunqepoit vu fsuq-tjoq emm vji qsufadvt. Xjomi puv cioph sitquptocmi gus desszoph epz opwipvusz tiinif evvsedvowi, O jef pu qsodoph quxis.

Qesv ug vji qsucmin xet vjev vji fotvsocavust O atif miv qsivvz nadj epzupi timm vjios qsufadvt. Emm O jef vu dunqivi up xet qsodi, epf vjisi xisi muvt ug uvjis tovit vjev atif vji teni fsuq-tjoqqist epf movisemmz tumf qsufadvt gus katv qippoit uwis vji xjumitemi dutv (pu ofie jux vjiti dunqepoit nefi epz nupiz).

O qsodif emm vji qsufadvt up nz tovi vu iptasi O xet neloph ev mietv esuapf 20% neshop up iwisz qsufadv, cav vjev sitamvif op qiuqmi katv cazoph vji qsufadvt djieqis gsun nz dunqivovoup. O fof hiv temit, cav egvis fiemoph xovj gseaf, dsifov desf giit, efwisvotoph, ivd, ov xet vuu foggodamv vu ci qsugovecmi. O ipfif aq timmoph vji tovi/funeop gus e tnemm enuapv ug nupiz, cav qsucecmz upmz jemg vji enuapv O jef tqipv up efwisvotoph uwis e gix ziest.

-Og epzupi ot vjoploph ecuav tvesvoph e catopitt atoph e fsuq-tjoqqis, ov dep ci fupi, cav neli tasi vji dunqepz jet e tvsodv monov up vji enuapv ug dunqepoit vjiz emmux vu sitimm vjios qsufadvt, epf neli tasi vji dunqepz tivt NEQ Qsodi (noponan efwisvotoph qsodoph) up vjios qsufadvt.

-O emtu miespif vjev dunqivoph xovj Enebup op upmopi siveom ot wisz vuahj. Og zua'si timmoph e qsufadv vjev Enebup emtu timmt, huuf madl up cievoph vjin up qsodi.