Comments on: Does your startup idea have “it”? http://mikepk.com/2005/12/does-your-startup-idea-have-it/ Wherever you go, there you are. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:34:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://mikepk.com/2005/12/does-your-startup-idea-have-it/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Anonymous Thu, 08 Dec 2005 18:35:00 +0000 http://mikepk.com/2005/12/does-your-startup-idea-have-it/#comment-77 I liked your theory on love of the "perfect idea". I'm from germany and work ethics here seem to be different than in the United States (here: work to live; there: live to work). Nonetheless the belief that THE ONE RIGHT IDEA will make the difference for oneself is also very common here. I think it comes from the fact that people search for excuses, why they are not starting anything and just go work for their living - "I'd go all the way if I just had that one idea!" It's like the "jump to conclusions mat" in "Office Space"... This kind of thinking is often paired with the belief that you absolutely have to do something brand new, something that doesn't exist yet - which is equally wrong. Being the first one to do something is no guarantee for success. Anyway, most people with this kind of thinking will probably never ever start anything, mainly because nothing seems good enough to them. And why risk failure when your job in a large corp is "secure"...<br/>Tom I liked your theory on love of the “perfect idea”. I’m from germany and work ethics here seem to be different than in the United States (here: work to live; there: live to work). Nonetheless the belief that THE ONE RIGHT IDEA will make the difference for oneself is also very common here. I think it comes from the fact that people search for excuses, why they are not starting anything and just go work for their living – “I’d go all the way if I just had that one idea!” It’s like the “jump to conclusions mat” in “Office Space”… This kind of thinking is often paired with the belief that you absolutely have to do something brand new, something that doesn’t exist yet – which is equally wrong. Being the first one to do something is no guarantee for success. Anyway, most people with this kind of thinking will probably never ever start anything, mainly because nothing seems good enough to them. And why risk failure when your job in a large corp is “secure”…
Tom

]]> By: Matt Blumberg http://mikepk.com/2005/12/does-your-startup-idea-have-it/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Matt Blumberg Thu, 08 Dec 2005 00:55:00 +0000 http://mikepk.com/2005/12/does-your-startup-idea-have-it/#comment-76 Thanks for the link and comment -- obviously, I concur!<br/><br/>-Matt Thanks for the link and comment — obviously, I concur!

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