Comments on: Starting a Business is One Massive Learning Experience http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/ Startups, entrepreneurship, business and social media Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Carnival of Small Business Issues - Edition 16 : Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Blog - IQI Strategic Management Inc. http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-51820 Carnival of Small Business Issues - Edition 16 : Atlantic Canada’s Small Business Blog - IQI Strategic Management Inc. Mon, 03 Sep 2007 13:33:10 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-51820 [...] of my favorite bloggers, Ben Yoskovitz presents Starting a Business is One Massive Learning Experience posted at Instigator Blog. [...] [...] of my favorite bloggers, Ben Yoskovitz presents Starting a Business is One Massive Learning Experience posted at Instigator Blog. [...]

]]> By: What's Your Learning Edge? Update | MonkAtWork.com http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-46257 What's Your Learning Edge? Update | MonkAtWork.com Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:01:11 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-46257 [...] post Siona at Zaadz wrote What’s My Learning Edge? Ben Yoskowitz of Instigator Blog wrote Starting a Business is One Massive Learning Experience Jean Browman of Stress to Power wrote Lifelong Learning Edward Mills of Evolving Times wrote What [...] [...] post Siona at Zaadz wrote What’s My Learning Edge? Ben Yoskowitz of Instigator Blog wrote Starting a Business is One Massive Learning Experience Jean Browman of Stress to Power wrote Lifelong Learning Edward Mills of Evolving Times wrote What [...]

]]> By: How Do You Use Social Media To Grow Your Business? - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - (formerly Healthy WebDesign) http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-33198 How Do You Use Social Media To Grow Your Business? - Dawud Miracle @ dmiracle.com - (formerly Healthy WebDesign) Mon, 09 Jul 2007 07:16:56 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-33198 [...] the meantime, I checked out the other folks that have been tagged on this meme like, Edward Mills, Ben Yoskovitz, Jean Browman, Daily Triathlete, Eve, Evelyn Rodriguez, Sue Melone, and the dear Colleen Wainwright [...] [...] the meantime, I checked out the other folks that have been tagged on this meme like, Edward Mills, Ben Yoskovitz, Jean Browman, Daily Triathlete, Eve, Evelyn Rodriguez, Sue Melone, and the dear Colleen Wainwright [...]

]]> By: Don@AffiliateWatcher http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-103825 Don@AffiliateWatcher Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:30:17 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-103825 I agree with the notion that experience is the best teacher, especially when starting a small business, or for that matter, an online business.<br><br>I had several part and full time business's thru the years before I actually had one that was successful. Even though I had read nearly all the "How To Start A Business" books I could, they were not substitute for experience. My failures early on taught me many valuable lessons. Think of your failures as learning opportunities.<br><br>Don I agree with the notion that experience is the best teacher, especially when starting a small business, or for that matter, an online business.

I had several part and full time business's thru the years before I actually had one that was successful. Even though I had read nearly all the “How To Start A Business” books I could, they were not substitute for experience. My failures early on taught me many valuable lessons. Think of your failures as learning opportunities.

Don

]]> By: Don@AffiliateWatcher http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-32499 Don@AffiliateWatcher Sun, 08 Jul 2007 19:30:17 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-32499 I agree with the notion that experience is the best teacher, especially when starting a small business, or for that matter, an online business. I had several part and full time business's thru the years before I actually had one that was successful. Even though I had read nearly all the "How To Start A Business" books I could, they were not substitute for experience. My failures early on taught me many valuable lessons. Think of your failures as learning opportunities. Don I agree with the notion that experience is the best teacher, especially when starting a small business, or for that matter, an online business.

I had several part and full time business’s thru the years before I actually had one that was successful. Even though I had read nearly all the “How To Start A Business” books I could, they were not substitute for experience. My failures early on taught me many valuable lessons. Think of your failures as learning opportunities.

Don

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-103824 Ben Yoskovitz Fri, 06 Jul 2007 02:57:39 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-103824 CapForge - Great comment. I would tend to agree. You can learn a great deal about an industry quickly. The magic behind it - that 5% - is going to take a lot longer, but you can really get into something only knowing 95%.<br><br>Thanks for stopping by and commenting. CapForge – Great comment. I would tend to agree. You can learn a great deal about an industry quickly. The magic behind it – that 5% – is going to take a lot longer, but you can really get into something only knowing 95%.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

]]> By: Ben Yoskovitz http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-29740 Ben Yoskovitz Fri, 06 Jul 2007 01:57:39 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-29740 CapForge - Great comment. I would tend to agree. You can learn a great deal about an industry quickly. The magic behind it - that 5% - is going to take a lot longer, but you can really get into something only knowing 95%. Thanks for stopping by and commenting. CapForge – Great comment. I would tend to agree. You can learn a great deal about an industry quickly. The magic behind it – that 5% – is going to take a lot longer, but you can really get into something only knowing 95%.

Thanks for stopping by and commenting.

]]> By: CapForge http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-103823 CapForge Fri, 06 Jul 2007 00:50:01 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-103823 It has been my general experience that it takes a week or less of talking with people from different levels and different companies (you would be surprised at the variability of operations from company to company it what seems like the most plain vanilla of businesses) in an industry to learn 95% of what that industry is all about. <br><br>The other 5% takes upwards of 20-30 years. <br><br>Most of the time, however, you only need to know the 95% in order to be effective in what you are trying to do, assuming it isn't be directly successful in that specific industry. It has been my general experience that it takes a week or less of talking with people from different levels and different companies (you would be surprised at the variability of operations from company to company it what seems like the most plain vanilla of businesses) in an industry to learn 95% of what that industry is all about.

The other 5% takes upwards of 20-30 years.

Most of the time, however, you only need to know the 95% in order to be effective in what you are trying to do, assuming it isn't be directly successful in that specific industry.

]]> By: CapForge http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-29610 CapForge Thu, 05 Jul 2007 23:50:01 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-29610 It has been my general experience that it takes a week or less of talking with people from different levels and different companies (you would be surprised at the variability of operations from company to company it what seems like the most plain vanilla of businesses) in an industry to learn 95% of what that industry is all about. The other 5% takes upwards of 20-30 years. Most of the time, however, you only need to know the 95% in order to be effective in what you are trying to do, assuming it isn't be directly successful in that specific industry. It has been my general experience that it takes a week or less of talking with people from different levels and different companies (you would be surprised at the variability of operations from company to company it what seems like the most plain vanilla of businesses) in an industry to learn 95% of what that industry is all about.

The other 5% takes upwards of 20-30 years.

Most of the time, however, you only need to know the 95% in order to be effective in what you are trying to do, assuming it isn’t be directly successful in that specific industry.

]]> By: Personal Finance http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/comment-page-1/#comment-103822 Personal Finance Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:04:31 +0000 http://www.instigatorblog.com/starting-a-business-is-one-massive-learning-experience/2007/07/04/#comment-103822 Experience is the best teacher of all. There is only so much that you can learn from books. In business, you will learn it firsthand through trial and error. A lot of top businessman have experienced failure before they become very successful!! Experience is the best teacher of all. There is only so much that you can learn from books. In business, you will learn it firsthand through trial and error. A lot of top businessman have experienced failure before they become very successful!!

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