Comments on: better than yesterday http://fundmystartup.com/2009/better-than-yesterday/ anecdotes & resources for tech entrepreneurs Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:27:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: glold3 http://fundmystartup.com/2009/better-than-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-14 glold3 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:34:48 +0000 http://fundmystartup.com/?p=125#comment-14 "Combined with stubborn, probably should know better but fortunately don't nuclear-grade perseverance, are two crucial keys to making any startup work."<br><br>...the 'just don't know any better' perseverance certainly applies to many successful startups!<br><br>Sam Walton did a few things right ;). “Combined with stubborn, probably should know better but fortunately don't nuclear-grade perseverance, are two crucial keys to making any startup work.”

…the 'just don't know any better' perseverance certainly applies to many successful startups!

Sam Walton did a few things right ;) .

]]> By: Bob http://fundmystartup.com/2009/better-than-yesterday/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Bob Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:13:52 +0000 http://fundmystartup.com/?p=125#comment-13 This is a tough lesson for folks to learn, but nearly all who make it in the startup world, by definition, eventually learn it.<br><br>I always like Sam Walton's tale of this lesson ... how they met every Saturday morning to look over the week, and whatever was working well they tried to do more of, and they tried to do less of whatever wasn't work so well.<br><br>Combined with stubborn, probably should know better but fortunately don't nuclear-grade perseverance, are two crucial keys to making any startup work. This is a tough lesson for folks to learn, but nearly all who make it in the startup world, by definition, eventually learn it.

I always like Sam Walton's tale of this lesson … how they met every Saturday morning to look over the week, and whatever was working well they tried to do more of, and they tried to do less of whatever wasn't work so well.

Combined with stubborn, probably should know better but fortunately don't nuclear-grade perseverance, are two crucial keys to making any startup work.

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