The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs
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#2I am not sure I agree with failure as a sign of mediocrity
I can identify few empirical evidence to defy this
But then he is using the term "mediocre entrepreneur" to mean not Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg! So ... heh
I think anyone who eventually succeed in creating a wonderful and successful business cannot be called mediocre
But I actually believe it is a good list to ponder upon ( to criticize, to agree and disagree with)
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#3I used to love and read a lot Altucher... but the more you know him the more you realize he is like a pop singer. He is more of a romance writer than anything else and writes what sales. Sure he brings a lot of motivation and hope to anyone who wants to achieve something in his life. But the rest is a lot of nice words making the whole appear super brilliant, but in fact empty.
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#4If you've never failed you are doing something wrong. Even does guys that he mentioned failed at something, the difference is that people don't want to know about the bad stories. Even if you can learn more with the failures.
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#5If this guy is as completely incompetent as he claims (and claims, and claims, and claims again) then why should we listen to anything he says (though it's terribly embarrassing for him, but apparently he's going to say it in public anyway)?
Linkbait oxmoronic title is linkbait and an oxymoron. Endless false modesty is nauseating. Articles like this have little value. Links to articles like this belong on another forum. And comments like the one you're reading are necessary once in a while, but now I'm going back to doing something more constructive.
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#6Although I find some of the advice interesting, the presentation is really confusing. Are these anti-patterns or patterns? Am I meant to emulate the mediocre entrepreneur or view these as cautions? If I follow these will I be doomed to only ever be mediocre?
I've never been a fan of articles that force me to put a ! before every sentence. Opposite day on the web!
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#7If this guy is as completely incompetent as he claims (and claims, and claims, and claims again) then why should we listen to anything he says (though it's terribly embarrassing for him, but apparently he's going to say it in public anyway)? Linkbait oxmoronic title is linkbait and an oxymoron. Endless false modesty is nauseating. Articles like this have little value. Links to articles like this belong on another for…
I find his articles fun to read and thought-provoking. A lot of what he says goes against the conventional wisdom of the startup world or against my own way of doing things. So his ideas provide a good (and entertaining) opportunity to re-examine them.
Re: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs
#8If this guy is as completely incompetent as he claims (and claims, and claims, and claims again) then why should we listen to anything he says (though it's terribly embarrassing for him, but apparently he's going to say it in public anyway)? Linkbait oxmoronic title is linkbait and an oxymoron. Endless false modesty is nauseating. Articles like this have little value. Links to articles like this belong on another for…
I find his articles fun to read and thought-provoking. A lot of what he says goes against the conventional wisdom of the startup world or against my own way of doing things. So his ideas provide a good (and entertaining) opportunity to re-examine them.
Same here. This guy is actually the ONLY guy I enjoy reading in Techcrunch.
Re: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Mediocre Entrepreneurs
#9If you've never failed you are doing something wrong. Even does guys that he mentioned failed at something, the difference is that people don't want to know about the bad stories. Even if you can learn more with the failures.
Exactly. He says Larry Page never failed but the reality is he "failed" to sell his search engine Google but "succeeded" in not giving up. He tried for almost 2 years and when no one showed interest he decided to take it forward himself.
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#10I am not sure I agree with failure as a sign of mediocrity I can identify few empirical evidence to defy this But then he is using the term "mediocre entrepreneur" to mean not Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg! So ... heh I think anyone who eventually succeed in creating a wonderful and successful business cannot be called mediocre But I actually believe it is a good list to ponder upon ( to criticize, to agree and disa…
he is using the term "mediocre entrepreneur" to mean not Larry Page and Mark Zuckerberg
Yes, I agree. There are always a few outliers who by combination of luck, skill, and hard work (mostly luck though) hit a home run their first time at bat. "Mediocre" can mean "ordinary" or "unremarkable" and a history speckled with failures is pretty typical of most "ordinary" entrepreneurs. I find it actually encouraging, that someone with the admitted faults of procrastination, poor networking/social skills, and poor negotiating skills can still, eventually, find success.