Comments on: Fail Fast http://asimplerway.com/fail-fast/ Digital Business Strategies For Indie Authors & Publishers Sat, 04 Feb 2012 17:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Evo Terrahttp://asimplerway.com/fail-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Evo Terra Tue, 29 Dec 2009 17:41:52 +0000 http://asimplerway.com/?p=1268#comment-119 Drew -- See my "more planning" part, not less. That doesn't mean you should -- or should not -- construct a classic business plan.Bob -- Spot on. Though I think those values will spill over to organizations and companies as much as they impact entrepreneurs.Jason -- Yes, but maybe not the classic planning. Learning AND doing at the same time is important.Shirley -- Scale is important. While it's not always the case, less risk often allows for less planning. Again, it's the classic planning of what I speak. "More" has little to do with quantity. It's all about quality. Drew — See my “more planning” part, not less. That doesn’t mean you should — or should not — construct a classic business plan.

Bob — Spot on. Though I think those values will spill over to organizations and companies as much as they impact entrepreneurs.

Jason — Yes, but maybe not the classic planning. Learning AND doing at the same time is important.

Shirley — Scale is important. While it’s not always the case, less risk often allows for less planning. Again, it’s the classic planning of what I speak. “More” has little to do with quantity. It’s all about quality.

]]> By: Shirleyhttp://asimplerway.com/fail-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Shirley Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:43:22 +0000 http://asimplerway.com/?p=1268#comment-118 Planning is good, yes. I did spend months and months on my brick & mortar store, but for my online presence I went with a quick, small, template-driven site (one with items and a blog page for updates) to see what would happen. I'm now building a larger website and store based on what I learned as I went - both what to do, and NOT to do. Planning is good, yes. I did spend months and months on my brick & mortar store, but for my online presence I went with a quick, small, template-driven site (one with items and a blog page for updates) to see what would happen. I’m now building a larger website and store based on what I learned as I went – both what to do, and NOT to do.

]]> By: Jason Cohenhttp://asimplerway.com/fail-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-117 Jason Cohen Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:30:27 +0000 http://asimplerway.com/?p=1268#comment-117 "Data puke" is now permanently in my vocabulary; thanks for that. :-)Does fail-fast really mean more planning? Yes more "setting up how to measure what 'improvement' is," but planning?Maybe "learning BY doing" instead of "learning without doing?" “Data puke” is now permanently in my vocabulary; thanks for that. :-)

Does fail-fast really mean more planning? Yes more “setting up how to measure what ‘improvement’ is,” but planning?

Maybe “learning BY doing” instead of “learning without doing?”

]]> By: Bob Walshhttp://asimplerway.com/fail-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Bob Walsh Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:23:41 +0000 http://asimplerway.com/?p=1268#comment-116 drew7smith - I forget who said it, but they were right: spend the time developing a blog your market finds interesting instead. drew7smith – I forget who said it, but they were right: spend the time developing a blog your market finds interesting instead.

]]> By: Bob Walshhttp://asimplerway.com/fail-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-115 Bob Walsh Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:22:34 +0000 http://asimplerway.com/?p=1268#comment-115 Evo, Continuing to use analog approaches to a digital world is like using a pen to clean out your ear: not recommended. If you're what I'm tentatively calling for 2010 a Digital Entrepreneur, you are all about the value you create online - you reputation, authority,revenue depend on it.That inevitably means you fail sometimes - get used to it, learn from it, better still plan to learn from it, move on. Evo,
Continuing to use analog approaches to a digital world is like using a pen to clean out your ear: not recommended. If you’re what I’m tentatively calling for 2010 a Digital Entrepreneur, you are all about the value you create online – you reputation, authority,revenue depend on it.

That inevitably means you fail sometimes – get used to it, learn from it, better still plan to learn from it, move on.

]]> By: drew7smithhttp://asimplerway.com/fail-fast/comment-page-1/#comment-114 drew7smith Tue, 29 Dec 2009 16:21:55 +0000 http://asimplerway.com/?p=1268#comment-114 So I shouldn't spent a month developing a business plan...because I don't really want to. So I shouldn’t spent a month developing a business plan…because I don’t really want to.

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