Guy Kawasaki finishes the week with a hilarious post that reads between the lies of what VCs tell you. If I had a nickel …
The others are funny, but number one is most direct:
- “I liked your company, but my partners didn’t.â€? In other words, “no.â€? What the sponsor is trying to get the entrepreneur to believe is that he’s the good guy, the smart guy, the guy who gets it; the “othersâ€? didn’t, so don’t blame him. This is a cop out; it’s not the other partners didn’t like the deal as much as the sponsor wasn’t a true believer. A true believer would get it done.
HD Goddess on January 6th, 2006 at 9:40 pm
In early December, Dilbert was featuring a very funny set of cartoon about the world’s most desperate venture capitalist:
http://www.dilbert.com/comics/dilbert/archive/images/dilbert2005121017517.gif
Dave Starr on January 7th, 2006 at 2:01 pm
Indeed keep that funny “but my partners didn’t” in mind if you have to turn someone down in business. It seems like a way to let someone down gently. But it can make you look like a fool, or at least someone without the courage of their convictions.
Some years ago I worked with a group of 7 other men in widely scattered workplaces for the USAF. Many people didn’t know that we actually reported to the same central office and had the same boos.
Five of us were offered an interview for a promotion, one of us was selected. The other 4 all received phone calls from the officer who had interviewed us. She didn’t even bother to find out that we all knew each other. She called each of us on the phone to tell us who she had selected and assured each of the 4 of us that we were absolutely the strongest #2 candidate. Didn’t have the guts to just say thanks, I picked someone else, instead she thought it was somehow better to lie to each of us.
Do business better (and Major Patrica xxxxxx, yes, I do still remember you BS-artist scam)
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Stupid Guy on January 10th, 2006 at 5:28 pm
The Top Ten Lies Of Business Gurus!!!!
1. I’m successful because I’m brilliant. Never mind that I sold a money-losing piece of crap to a dot-com at the height of the internet madness. You should listen to me for my brilliant insights.
2. I’m not ‘successful’ because I happened to be in the right place at the right time. No sir re, that had nothing to do with my success.
3. If you follow my advice, you’ll be successful too! Just wait till the next irrational exuberant thing comes along.
4. I never “drank the punch� during the dot-com era. I always told everyone that the dot-com bubble was going to burst.
5. Just give me your money and I’ll show you how to raise more. Honest.
6. Oh, I know at least THREE companies that are doing what you are doing. If not, I’ll tell them your ideas so they can get started.
7. You don’t need a direct revenue model. Just aggregate eyeballs and you’ll find a way to make money.
8. I STRUGGLED to make myself a success. Never mind my wealthy parents and Ivy League education.
9. You have to have BALANCE in your life. That’s why I divorced my old wife and took up with a young hottie after I sold my company.
10. I so successful I don’t need to work. That’s why I fly all over the country charging business wannabes $1000 to attend my seminars.