Top Ten Lies of Entrepreneurs十大謊言企業家
Guy Kawasaki compiled an excellent list of top ten lies by entrepreneurs.川崎傢伙,編制了一份出色的名單十大謊言企業家。
His list in brief:他在簡短的清單:
1. 1 。 “Our projections are conservative.” “我們的預測是保守的” 。
2. 2 。 “(Big name research firm) says our market will be $50 billion in 2010.” “ (大市場研究公司的名稱)說,我們的市場將500億美元,在2010年” 。
3. 3 。 “(Big name company) is going to sign our purchase order next week.” “ (大公司的名稱)是去註冊我們的採購訂單在下週” 。
4. 4 。 “Key employees are set to join us as soon as we get funded.” “關鍵僱員被設置為加入我們的行列,當我們獲得資助的” 。
5. 5 。 “No one is doing what we’re doing.” “沒有人是做什麼我們正在做的” 。
6. 6 。 “No one can do what we’re doing.” “沒有人可以做我們正在做的” 。
7. 7 。 “Hurry because several other venture capital firms are interested.” “匆匆,因為其他幾個風險投資公司有興趣” 。
8. 8 。 “Oracle is too big/dumb/slow to be a threat.” “甲骨文是太大/啞巴/緩慢是一個威脅” 。
9. 9 。 “We have a proven management team.” “我們有一個行之有效的管理團隊” 。
10. 10 。 “Patents make our product defensible.” “專利,使我們的產品站不住腳的” 。
Read the full article閱讀完整的文章 here這裡 with tongue-in-cheek explanations.與舌,在臉頰的解釋。
The article is apparently geared towards software ventures.文章顯然是面向軟件企業。
Some counterpoints:一些counterpoints :
Patents do provide a barrier of entry to newcomers especially if you are in biotechnology industry.專利的確提供了一個無障礙的進入新人,尤其是如果您是在生物技術產業。 However even in software industry they can be good leverage.然而,即使在軟件產業,他們可以很好的槓桿。
It is normally harder for larger companies to move as fast as small startups due to their process and systems.它通常是難以較大規模的公司提出一樣快的小型創業公司,由於其過程和系統。 The same process which maintains and enhances their market position and success often slow them down to counter a new threat.同樣的過程,保持和增強自己的市場地位和成功往往是緩慢下來,以對付新的威脅。 However it is changing.但它正在發生變化。 Today even humongous companies like Microsoft move rather rapidly for comfort.今天,甚至humongous公司像微軟動議,而不是快速的舒適度。 Also when they move they make a bigger impact due to their marketing machinery and economic muscle.此外,當他們提出他們作出更大的影響,由於他們的營銷機器和經濟實力。 However that doesn’t mean you cannot compete with them.不過,這並不意味著你不能與他們競爭。 You can either work with innovative technologies like Google did and/or operate under their radar so they do not perceive you as a threat.您可以選擇的工作,用創新的技術,像Google沒有和/或下運作,他們的雷達,使他們沒有察覺到你看成是一種威脅。 And when they do, you have already garnered a significant chunk of the market to stand on your own.當他們這樣做,你已獲得了顯著大塊市場的立場,您自己的。 Then you also stand a good chance of being bought by your humongous competitor.然後你也站在一個很好的機會被買你的humongous的競爭者。
Guy K. has also compiled a list of佬k.還編制了一份名單 top ten lies of venture capitalists十大謊言,風險資本家 . 。

































January 31st, 2006 at 12:19 pm 2006年1月31日在下午12時19分
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