Comments for Wasabi Ventures - Tales of the Entrepreneur http://blog.wasabiventures.com Entrepreneurship at Its Best Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:56:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Hyatt - A Case Study in Customer Service by Wasabi Ventures - Tales of the Entrepreneur » Blog Archive » Best Buy & PBwiki - Customer Support as a Culture http://blog.wasabiventures.com/hyatt-a-case-study-in-customer-service/#comment-164 Wasabi Ventures - Tales of the Entrepreneur » Blog Archive » Best Buy & PBwiki - Customer Support as a Culture Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:47:58 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=73#comment-164 [...] You often have read our articles about how customer support is not a department, it is a culture. [...] [...] You often have read our articles about how customer support is not a department, it is a culture. [...]

]]> Comment on Pick Your Battle(field)s by Lamont Alston http://blog.wasabiventures.com/pick-your-battlefields/#comment-162 Lamont Alston Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:27:12 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=6#comment-162 3sx3rk31i3pehwxs 3sx3rk31i3pehwxs

]]> Comment on Hawaii - A Paradise for Killing Business by Wayne Martinez http://blog.wasabiventures.com/hawaii-a-paradise-for-killing-business/#comment-161 Wayne Martinez Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:59:17 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=71#comment-161 42da2j6j3m8337q4 42da2j6j3m8337q4

]]> Comment on Startups and Chicken Nuggets by Prasad http://blog.wasabiventures.com/startups-and-chicken-nuggets/#comment-159 Prasad Sun, 02 Nov 2008 15:56:21 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=85#comment-159 GOod article GOod article

]]> Comment on Learning from the Hippocratic Oath by TK http://blog.wasabiventures.com/learning-from-the-hippocratic-oath/#comment-158 TK Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:22:37 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=78#comment-158 Ah... yes, we are corrected although it is in the Hypocratic Corpus Ah… yes, we are corrected although it is in the Hypocratic Corpus

]]> Comment on Learning from the Hippocratic Oath by Cedric M. Smith, MD http://blog.wasabiventures.com/learning-from-the-hippocratic-oath/#comment-157 Cedric M. Smith, MD Sat, 01 Nov 2008 21:56:05 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=78#comment-157 Sorry -- but 'primum non nocere' is not in the Hippocratic Oath. And many medical students/doctor do not swear by such an oath. Please "google it" or go to Wikipedia for more information. Sorry — but ‘primum non nocere’ is not in the Hippocratic Oath. And many medical students/doctor do not swear by such an oath. Please “google it” or go to Wikipedia for more information.

]]> Comment on Start-up Lessons from Michael Phelps by Bookmarks about Entrepreneur http://blog.wasabiventures.com/start-up-lessons-from-michael-phelps/#comment-147 Bookmarks about Entrepreneur Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:00:17 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=42#comment-147 [...] - bookmarked by 2 members originally found by Iwillbot on 2008-09-17 Start-up Lessons from Michael Phelps http://blog.wasabiventures.com/start-up-lessons-from-michael-phelps/ - bookmarked by 5 members [...] [...] - bookmarked by 2 members originally found by Iwillbot on 2008-09-17 Start-up Lessons from Michael Phelps http://blog.wasabiventures.com/start-up-lessons-from-michael-phelps/ - bookmarked by 5 members [...]

]]> Comment on Small Ice Age and the Small Furry Start-Up by dave williams http://blog.wasabiventures.com/small-ice-age-and-the-small-furry-start-up/#comment-145 dave williams Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:06:04 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=54#comment-145 Your geology is a bit ropey but your message is true. The dinosaurs were wiped out following a gigantic meteorite hitting the earth, long before the ice age which was only a million years ago. less specialised animals survived both episodes and so will resilient businesses that provide food, shelter, etc better than their competitors. As the Cree say " When the last tree has been felled, when the last river has been poisoned, you will find that you can't eat money" The survivors will be those who create wealth through providing authentic goods and services Your geology is a bit ropey but your message is true. The dinosaurs were wiped out following a gigantic meteorite hitting the earth, long before the ice age which was only a million years ago.

less specialised animals survived both episodes and so will resilient businesses that provide food, shelter, etc better than their competitors.

As the Cree say ” When the last tree has been felled, when the last river has been poisoned, you will find that you can’t eat money”

The survivors will be those who create wealth through providing authentic goods and services

]]> Comment on “Deep Pockets, Short Arms” by Marc Dangeard http://blog.wasabiventures.com/deep-pockets-short-arms/#comment-138 Marc Dangeard Wed, 24 Sep 2008 05:52:15 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=52#comment-138 Indeed this is a skill: being able to ignore the fact that you have enough money to pay for a lot of things, and expect rather that the business will pay for itself within a very short time. I have seen several "serial entrepreneurs" fall into the trap of self financing their new venture to the point where they loose all the wealth they had accumulated in the previous one. So it is not just an issue of keeping control of cost, it is an issue of imposing on yourself a limit to what you agree to spend from your own pocket into the business. After an initial investment to build a prototype, you should trust the market to tell you what this proposed solution is worth. And then try to fail fast if you are going to fail (it happens to the best). Indeed this is a skill: being able to ignore the fact that you have enough money to pay for a lot of things, and expect rather that the business will pay for itself within a very short time.
I have seen several “serial entrepreneurs” fall into the trap of self financing their new venture to the point where they loose all the wealth they had accumulated in the previous one.
So it is not just an issue of keeping control of cost, it is an issue of imposing on yourself a limit to what you agree to spend from your own pocket into the business. After an initial investment to build a prototype, you should trust the market to tell you what this proposed solution is worth. And then try to fail fast if you are going to fail (it happens to the best).

]]> Comment on Children and The Start-Up Life: Parallel Images by Ben Casnocha http://blog.wasabiventures.com/children-and-the-start-up-life-parallel-images/#comment-129 Ben Casnocha Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:05:03 +0000 http://blog.wasabiventures.com/?p=56#comment-129 Parenting matters, but genetics matter more. The most influence parents have is at the moment of conception. Parenting matters, but genetics matter more. The most influence parents have is at the moment of conception.

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