This is part of my Startup Advice series. had a picture in the office of my first company with the logo above and the capital letters JFDI.  In case it’s not obvious it’s a play on the Nike slogan, “Just Do It.&# )  I believe that being successful as an entrepreneur requires you to get lots of things done.  Not you. “Why?&# MORE >>

In the last post I beat you to death about ditching your business plan but failed to provide an alternative. To help you, I'm stealing a trick from therapists. Cartoon by Andertoons. Therapists don't tell you what to do. Rather, they ask probing questions that get you to discover for yourself what is true for you, your situation, and what you want. MORE >>

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This is part of my Startup Advice series. often have career discussions with entrepreneurs – both young and more mature – whether they should join company “X&# or not. I usually pull the old trick of answering a question with a question.  My reply is usually, “is it time for you to earn or to learn?&#. Let’s face it.  MORE >>

Home About Me SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG ash maurya Practice Trumps Theory: Lean Startup + Customer Development + Bootstrap Achieving Flow in a Lean Startup December 8, 2009 Share Eliminating waste is the fundamental principle of lean thinking. link] Great agile, scrum, lean and kanban online resources from December 2009 [.] partnership. MORE >>