Comments on: The Failure Manifesto and Why it is Hurting Your Business https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/ Rise Above the Noise. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 11:42:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Ross Quintana https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-57024 Sun, 31 May 2015 20:39:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-57024 I really enjoyed this one. I agree the idea of just ship it is not universal in business. I love how you guys forced the conversation back to solid business strategy. I have found wisdom is usually in the balance not the extremes.

]]> By: Mark W Schaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-41351 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:22:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-41351 In reply to Monica MillerRodgers.

Thanks very much for adding your perspective Monica.

]]> By: Mark W Schaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-41350 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:21:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-41350 In reply to Dr. Rae.

Delighted to have you listen in. It is so much fun doing these podcasts!

]]> By: Mark W Schaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-41348 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:20:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-41348 In reply to rhonda hurwitz.

I do get what Seth is saying and actually think he is right but he writes in sound bites and people absorb in sound bites and I continually hear this advice mis-interpreted. Just not smart business in many cases but I 100% agree with your point.

And I am already a huge Jersey fan. I love the state but had never been to the shore before! : )

]]> By: Mark W Schaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-41347 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:18:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-41347 In reply to Eric Wittlake.

Thanks Eric!

]]> By: Monica MillerRodgers https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-41337 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:42:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-41337 Very interesting discussion, Mark and Tom. I believe, though, it’s not an aim to fail or failure brings about some kind of street cred. I think more people are just starting to overcome the fear of failure, and they are taking the plunge into business knowing and believing that if they do fail, it’s not over. There is success and life after a failure. Maybe this thinking is like a safety net, knowing that you can reemerge after you go down.

]]> By: Dr. Rae https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-41322 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 21:35:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-41322 I am “all in…business today” learning from Tom, and you by listening to your outstanding conversation!.

Adaptation is the business manifesto for survival….

Kudos to you both for bringing your experiential knowledge with such awesome care, and commitment ~Rae

]]> By: rhonda hurwitz https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-41316 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 16:51:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-41316 But Mark, perfectionists DO have to just ship it … or we have a natural inclination to keep perfecting. Getting a market reaction to our work would have much more value.

I think when Seth talks about this, it’s in the context of conquering inertia or fear of committing. For me … reading one more article, or doing one more round of research, sounds virtuous, but timeliness would be better.

maybe just ship it plus iteration is a better model when it avoids a bigger fail, which for a perfectionist, is doing nothing.

PS Your reaction to the Jersey Shore was hysterical. natural beauty in NJ … who’d have thunk it?!

]]> By: Mark W. Schaefer https://businessesgrow.com/2013/07/09/the-failure-manifesto-and-why-it-is-hurting-your-business/#comment-41297 Wed, 10 Jul 2013 01:15:00 +0000 http://markwschaefer.wpengine.com/?p=23659#comment-41297 In reply to Ville Kilkku.

This is a complex and nuanced topic. Probably best discussed over a cold beverage instead of a blog comment. : ) I agree with you and I’m not saying we should not have a bias for action. If you do not have a bias for action you will wither and die on the social web.

My fear with the just ship it mentality is that there is some entrepreneur out there who takes a short cut on a product that ultimately jeopardizes her success because she thought she should ship it instead of respecting the customer and getting it right. In this day and age, one iota of bad buzz on a new product probably dooms it. Thanks for the discussion!

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