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Entrepreneurialitis Stowe Boyd

Entrepreneurialitis - Pitfalls in Startups

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Entrepreneurialitis

Stowe Boyd

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Entrepreneurialitis

n. acute or chronic stupidity induced by the

stress of entrepreneurial activity.

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Like Falling Down

An Open Elevator Shaft

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We don't need to do the right thing, since

we can do the wrong thing really well.

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Building successful applications is hard, but

it's easy if you just [blank].

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We don't need to do the right thing, since

we can do the wrong thing really fast.

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Yes, that feature is important: we'll put it

into a later release.

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We don't need to test the business model:

it's obvious!

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We don't need to bring in experts: we don't

have time to assimilate that many

viewpoints, anyway.

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Yes, getting the right design is critical, but

these designers cost too much.

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Our biggest strength is our ability to

change our plan.

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Our biggest strength is our ability to stick

to our plan.

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Managers will continue to use techniques

that don’t work instead of ones that work

that they don’t understand.

[Eric Bonabeau]

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I know what to do:

God told me.

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Credits

zero gravity by Auro (http://www.flickr.com/photos/auro/230377281/)

Elevator Shaft by Wysz (http://www.flickr.com/photos/wysz/13253385/)

Bumper Cars by AlmostJaded (http://flickr.com/photos/almostjaded/400307488/)

Trapeze by Cmiper (http://flickr.com/photos/cmiper/256959782/)

DSC_3503.jpg (Boomerang) by Inabeanpod (http://flickr.com/photos/inabeanpod/166051195/)

Spread-toed Thrill by McBeth (http://flickr.com/photos/mcbeth/511257850/in/photostream)

Tivoli by Stephanie Booth (http://flickr.com/photos/bunny/521090314/)Motorcycle by Strict (http://flickr.com/photos/strict/512024537/)

2 Triples by Lordofhaha (http://flickr.com/photos/94517950@N00/214767541/in/set-72157594222890475/)

Chinese Acrobats by Annamatic3000 (http://flickr.com/photos/annamatic3000/170491285/)

Spinning Dishes by Annamatic3000 (http://flickr.com/photos/annamatic3000/170491049/in/set-72157594583793531/)

Bungee Jump #2 by Gari.baldi (http://flickr.com/photos/garibaldi/167904226/)