I have been ‘entrepreneuring’ the last year with Stocktwits. I can’t fully describe the feeling, but entrepreneuring is an intense way of life.
Are we pushing something up a hill?
Am we rolling downhill?
Should we run like hell?
Should we slowly build a ‘moat’?
I know how it feels…same as always…out of control!
There really is no playbook for entrepreneurs and if there was, I likely would not have read it. My playbook is to talk to other successful entrepreneurs about how it felt along the way, especially at key inflection points of their businesses evolution. I attend other board meetings to see how they are run. I take every sales meeting to see how our product is perceived. My playbook is to soak in the ‘whole experience’. It may be the last one and it may be the first of 100.
The money vs time dilemma is your nemesis that must be constantly monitored.
Each entrepreneur is different, but if you have started a business and are at times feeling lost, confused, nautious and overwhelmed, you are entrepreneuring.
I tip my hat to you.
I truly identify with your second to last line, “Each entrepreneur is different, but if you have started a business and are at times feeling lost, confused, nautious and overwhelmed, you are entrepreneuring.”
Its awfully sweet sometimes….in hindisight…waaaay hindsight
I truly identify with your second to last line, “Each entrepreneur is different, but if you have started a business and are at times feeling lost, confused, nautious and overwhelmed, you are entrepreneuring.”
Thanks, Howard – I am having that feeling at the moment – but, it’s fleeting and I can manage IT, as far as I know.
May just be the flu?
Keep cranking through it
keyword = nemesis
Another challenge/ opportunity: when to cut losses; when to double down
thanks for the encouragement!funny about the waaaay hindsight comment.
Thanks, Howard – I am having that feeling at the moment – but, it's fleeting and I can manage IT, as far as I know.
May just be the flu?
Keep cranking through it
Its awfully sweet sometimes….in hindisight…waaaay hindsight
keyword = nemesis
Another challenge/ opportunity: when to cut losses; when to double down
it's also kind of lonely, but that's what i have my ST buddies for. thanks for the encouragement!
funny about the waaaay hindsight comment.
“but if you have started a business and are at times feeling lost, confused, nautious and overwhelmed” — this is why I tell all aspiring entrepreneurs I work with that “a tolerance for ambiguity” is a key attribute they need to have or cultivate.
“but if you have started a business and are at times feeling lost, confused, nautious and overwhelmed” — this is why I tell all aspiring entrepreneurs I work with that “a tolerance for ambiguity” is a key attribute they need to have or cultivate.
tks – needed that
Isn’t entrepreneuring kinda like traveling with young kids?
Can be fun and rewarding, or frustrating and horrible when they don’t cooperate, but when you get home, you are glad and satisfied that you did it.
Nope but def funny
Isn't entrepreneuring kinda like traveling with young kids?
Can be fun and rewarding, or frustrating and horrible when they don't cooperate, but when you get home, you are glad and satisfied that you did it.
Nope but def funny
tks – needed that
“Each entrepreneur is different, but if you have started a business and are at times feeling lost, confused, nautious and overwhelmed, you are entrepreneuring” – great quote, guess you could only profit from chaos by diving head-first into it yourself.
Big thing I’ve really learned in my experience so far is just how critical it is to find the right people. It’s not enough to only have A+ talent in place for your business partners — they also need to be fighters too, guys with a killer instinct. Sort of like the top officers in the marines, special forces, or any elite military unit. They’ve got the right balance between intelligence, having an intense work ethic, and having a lot of balls.
Successul start-up entrepeneurs are the guys who aren’t afraid to go to war even when all odds seem to be against them, I think (think “300” mode). Few people have that rugged determination and resilience.
This also reminds me of Andy Swan’s awesome post on execution + vision – http://bit.ly/43F2CQ
“Each entrepreneur is different, but if you have started a business and are at times feeling lost, confused, nautious and overwhelmed, you are entrepreneuring” – great quote, guess you could only profit from chaos by diving head-first into it yourself.
Big thing I've really learned in my experience so far is just how critical it is to find the right people. It's not enough to only have A+ talent in place for your business partners — they also need to be fighters too, guys with a killer instinct. Sort of like the top officers in the marines, special forces, or any elite military unit. They've got the right balance between intelligence, having an intense work ethic, and having a lot of balls.
Successul start-up entrepeneurs are the guys who aren't afraid to go to war even when all odds seem to be against them, I think (think “300” mode). Few people have that rugged determination and resilience.
This also reminds me of Andy Swan's awesome post on execution + vision – http://bit.ly/43F2CQ
that is why we do what we do so we can feel lost, confused and overwhelmed. I have been lucky enough to start three businesses and each time I don’t feel any less lost confused or overwhelmed but I do feel less stress when feeling lost or overwhelmed. The stress is decreased I think because I know I will be able to get through to the next time v. money dilemma
Experience helps for sure.
that is why we do what we do so we can feel lost, confused and overwhelmed. I have been lucky enough to start three businesses and each time I don't feel any less lost confused or overwhelmed but I do feel less stress when feeling lost or overwhelmed. The stress is decreased I think because I know I will be able to get through to the next time v. money dilemma
Experience helps for sure.
that is why we do what we do so we can feel lost, confused and overwhelmed. I have been lucky enough to start three businesses and each time I don't feel any less lost confused or overwhelmed but I do feel less stress when feeling lost or overwhelmed. The stress is decreased I think because I know I will be able to get through to the next time v. money dilemma
Experience helps for sure.