Entrepreneurship Isn’t Supposed to Be Easy—That’s the Whole Point!
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Entrepreneurship Isn’t Supposed to Be Easy—That’s the Whole Point!
Austin Kleon cleverly puts it, “People want to be the noun without doing the verb.” They want the job title of founder or CEO, or a business card and a fancy website with a new logo, but they forget or overlook the daily rigors of running a business of their own. Having a brilliant idea or a passion to build a successful business is not enough.
Paul Jarvis • Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
A desire to get rich quick or achieve business fame isn’t going to motivate you for long, since neither is quickly possible, regardless of who you are. There are much easier ways to make money or become famous in the world.
Paul Jarvis • Company Of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business
Author Ben Short reminds us why the hard work is worth it:
"... looking at the work done and the work still to do, most people would have written the whole thing off as too much sweat for too little gain. But I didn't want an easy life. I wanted a beautiful one."
"... looking at the work done and the work still to do, most people would have written the whole thing off as too much sweat for too little gain. But I didn't want an easy life. I wanted a beautiful one."
3-2-1: Two steps for better results, the qualities of a great career, and how to handle good luck
I love boring problems that are flying under the hype radar. But that doesn’t mean you can take a boring problem/solution and find anyone to run that business. Founders need to care. When things get tough (and they always do), the founders that stick around are those that care deeply about the user/customer and the problem they’re solving.
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Ben Yoskovitz • Wanna Win? Solve a Boring Problem - by Ben Yoskovitz
The entrepreneurial archetype tells us we’re “supposed” to suffer and sacrifice, all the while devoted and dedicated, enduring the costs—the collateral damage—of trying to build a business.