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Re: Motivating posters for your startup

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Don't mean to rain on your parade, OP. Just having a little fun... +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ | | | | | | | No room | | Tear down | | Posters | | for | | this poster | | & Posers | | posters | | and put up | | differ by | | in your | | another | | only one | | MVP | | white board | | letter. | | | | | | | +-------------+ +-------------+ +-------------+ 18x24"-$26.00 18x24"-$26.00 18x24"-$26.00 +-…

"If we don't raise money soon, I can't pay you next month"

Re: Motivating posters for your startup

#52
I think what's getting people upset is that they are called 'motivating' posters. I would hang these up in my office for two reason:

1) They look nice and nothing wrong with having a nice looking off space. 2) They serve as reminders. Sure we all 'know' these sayings and try to apply them in everything that we do, but that doesn't mean we forget sometimes and stray off the beaten path. Just like saying we could all have someone tell us "do unto others..." every once in a while.

Re: Motivating posters for your startup

#53
Except it's wrong. It should be... Experiment. Learn. Repeat.

There's too much emphasis on failure. If you keep focusing on failure, you keep thinking about failure. I prefer to think of learning experiences. Learn. Learn. Learn. Eventually you find a combination that works!

Re: Motivating posters for your startup

#58
post #2

When I see those, I always remember the quote from Peopleware - DeMarco / Lister : "These motivational accessories, as they are called (including slogan coffee mugs, plaques, pins, key chains, and awards), are a triumph of form over substance. They seem to extol the importance of Quality, Leadership, Creativity, Teamwork, Loyalty, and a host of other organizational virtues. But they do so in such simplistic terms as…

Peopleware is a great book to read, highly recommended and I hope DeMarco and Lister write a sequel as I'd love to find out what they think of balance balls and standing exercise desks.

Re: Motivating posters for your startup

#60
post #56

If I ever found a company, the only posters on the office walls will have a white background and black letters, for example the word "OBEY". The dresscode will be sunglasses.

You could probably have Shepard Fairey do that. heh. Of course, you'd have to be ok with Andre staring you in the face all day.
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