“You try a lot of things and you don't know what the hell you're doing. If you're actually inventing something you shouldn't know what you're doing.” IfsKnowsTryingHellInventing Author:Caterina Fake
“Failure is part of discovering the problem you need to be working on. If, as an entrepreneur, you are afraid to fail or to admit the failure of your efforts, then you completely lose any chance at being able to adapt and succeed at finding the problem that needs solving.” IfsNeedsProblemAbleLosesChanceEffortFailingSucceedFindingsEntrepreneurDiscoveringAfraid To Fail Author:Caterina Fake
“Entrepreneurs need to start building today. The barrier to entry in tech is low, so start designing, start coding it, launch it, build prototypes, build a working version of it. The Internet has amazing powers of distribution. You can test your ideas. You can see if it works, if it doesn't work, whether it's fun, and whether you're sufficiently motivated. People who go into entrepreneurship to get rich aren't going to be happy. It’s the building of things that makes you happy. You have to enjoy the process whether you succeed or fail.” PeopleIfsNeedsIdeasTodayFunProcessEnjoyRichFailingDesignBuildingInternetSucceedLowsTestsEntrepreneurVersionsEntrepreneurshipBarriersMotivatedDistributionMake You HappyGet RichEntryPrototype Author:Caterina Fake
“If the business were a play, Act One is: Woohoo, bright and bushy-tailed. We're going to make something great! Act Two is: We're six months behind on back-end development. We're trying to raise venture capital. We're trying to figure out what furniture we should sell to make payroll.” IfsShouldTryingTwoEndsPlayBusinessBehindsFiguresMonthsDevelopmentSixRaisesSellsVentureSix MonthsFurnitureVenture CapitalPayroll Author:Caterina Fake