We must get established EDI companies and new SAAS B2B platform operators to adopt our EDI API, with all of its amazing advantages. But, they need to fold this tech into their SDLC, which is no small commitment. So, so we campaign the largest OEMs who never call, but who could, if we could persuade the, make us in one swell foop?

Or do we culture the upstart cloudsters who can’t make substantive deals right away, but create a real foundation to the ecosystem of the ECGridOS Web Services API?

There are 24 hours in a day – I need to sleep at least 5. Ideas anyone,?

Oh , yes, many potential prospects are glad to request developer credentials for a free account, but never log in. Conversion ideas?

I think we share the same view on this one Steve (Legendary leaders just don’t quit). But even the most tireless and dogged of souls needs to question their target and focus from time to time.

Entrepreneurs are after a moving target after all, and need to have methods in place that help adjust their activities. The speed in which an entrepreneur can reach a dead end is probably highly correlated with their success (they know what doesn’t work fast).

Jedi wisdom Steve. I can’t thank you enough for sharing here.

If you continue to find yourself frustrated by process, you may have all the symptoms of being an entrepreneur. Join a small company where they’re more interested in results than the paperwork.

steve

It turns out that none of the figures, graphs and charts will display as is on the Kindle. They all have to be redrawn and reformatted.

What I thought would be a simple port is actually a major project I don’t have time to manage.

I’d welcome other ideas.

steve

I spent 3 days doing this stupid process and it would have been better for me and the company if saying, “Leave me alone for 3 days and you’ll have much more work done,” was acceptable. I could have made scripts to do all of the work I did manually but they needed to see lots of motion and effort rather than letting me solve the problem at hand using my skills.

The same thing is annoying with the “always improving” crowd. What if you need to cross a valley to get from the foothills to the mountain? Companies are sometimes unwilling to take the few moments drop in motion to get major action accomplished. Real progress comes in bursts. It ebs and flows. Trying to make it consistent is folly. I wish that progress was measured in larger increments rather than rewarding the person who plods along with acceptable slow pace each day. Real progress works in breakthroughs, at least when dealing with complex problems and creativity.

Thank you for your insights.

Action will consist of achieving the results you aimed for. So if you’re still waiting for the results you want, you’re practicing motion.

If you don’t know what you want that’s a different problem altogether.

I am much inspired by Steve’s and Eric Ries’s thoughts on entrepreneurship. So much so, I took a Customer Development approach to my startup, which I wrote up as a Case Study for the Google Group Lean Startup Circle. Eric revisited it here:

http://www.startuplessonslearned.com/2009/10/case-study-using-loi-to-get-customer.html

Anyhow, I thought I would leave a comment as I am looking for a lead developer who is oriented towards Customer Development. Perhaps some of you reading this are interested or know of someone who may be.

If so, please see my post here:

http://eventsession.com/customer-development-oriented-lead-developer-for-start-up/