![]() ![]() ![]() That’s how you stay engaged when things take longer than you expected. What happens if your idea doesn’t work? What happens if your test fails, if nobody orders your product or joins your club? What if sales don’t go up and customer complaints don’t go down? What if you get halfway through writing your novel and get writer’s block? What if after dozens of tries – even hundreds of attempts – you still haven’t seen your dream become anything close to real? You have to learn to love the problem, not the solution. Learn for yourself if your idea is a good one. ![]() Build something, make something, test something, sell something. Once upon a time, brick-and-mortar video stores were king. From having to pitch his own mother on being an early investor, to the motel conference room that served as a first office, to server crashes on launch day, to the now-infamous meeting when they pitched Blockbuster to acquire them, Marc Randolph's transformational journey exemplifies how anyone with grit, gut instincts and determination can. You’ll learn more in one hour of doing something than in a lifetime of thinking about it. In the tradition of Phil Knights Shoe Dog comes the incredible untold story of how Netflix went from concept to company-all revealed by co-founder and first CEO Marc Randolph. ![]() The only real way to find out if your idea is a good one is to do it. The most powerful step that anyone can take to turn their dreams into reality is a simple one: you just need to start. And I’d feel like I missed an opportunity if I ended this story without giving you some advice. By now, I hope you know what my answer to that line is. “What do they all say? That will never work. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |