Comments on: Wohoo a Paycheck! http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/05/08/wohoo-a-paycheck/ Musings of a Balding 25 Year Old Entrepreneur Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:43:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Game Time - Adam McFarland http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/05/08/wohoo-a-paycheck/#comment-745 Game Time - Adam McFarland Tue, 13 May 2008 22:57:06 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/05/08/wohoo-a-paycheck/#comment-745 [...] Last week - when I was in a decidedly better mood - I was thrilled that we finally “weathered the storm” and turned the corner.  I said “these are the times you live for as a business owner.”  Maybe so, but what we’re going through right now is what makes those times so great.  I’ve been working since 7 AM (now 7 PM) and I’m not going to bed until DI is up.  Armed with a four-pack of sugar-free Red Bull I’m as dialed in and focused as I have ever been…and it’s not going to wane as the night goes on.   In a way, I love the pressure.  I thrive under the pressure.  I want the pressure - it makes me feel alive.  The adrenaline rush that I get after banging out a time-sensitive task like this is second to none. [...] […] Last week - when I was in a decidedly better mood - I was thrilled that we finally “weathered the storm” and turned the corner.  I said “these are the times you live for as a business owner.”  Maybe so, but what we’re going through right now is what makes those times so great.  I’ve been working since 7 AM (now 7 PM) and I’m not going to bed until DI is up.  Armed with a four-pack of sugar-free Red Bull I’m as dialed in and focused as I have ever been…and it’s not going to wane as the night goes on.   In a way, I love the pressure.  I thrive under the pressure.  I want the pressure - it makes me feel alive.  The adrenaline rush that I get after banging out a time-sensitive task like this is second to none. […]

]]> By: Adam McFarland http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/05/08/wohoo-a-paycheck/#comment-739 Adam McFarland Fri, 09 May 2008 14:22:44 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/05/08/wohoo-a-paycheck/#comment-739 Greg, Thanks for the comment. Ya know, your story would be an AWESOME blog. Compare and contrast both businesses as you go through each phase. Maybe the bootstraped one starts off faster, but the financed one has a more mass potential because you have more marketing dollars. I've never taken the funding approach, but I almost want to at some pt just to compare. Bootstrapping isn't always as great as it sounds, but I'm sure financing isn't a party either (presenting and writing extensive business plans to angel's and VC's all day long is stressful in and of itself...at least from the limited exposure I've had to those fields) Adam Greg,

Thanks for the comment.

Ya know, your story would be an AWESOME blog. Compare and contrast both businesses as you go through each phase. Maybe the bootstraped one starts off faster, but the financed one has a more mass potential because you have more marketing dollars.

I’ve never taken the funding approach, but I almost want to at some pt just to compare. Bootstrapping isn’t always as great as it sounds, but I’m sure financing isn’t a party either (presenting and writing extensive business plans to angel’s and VC’s all day long is stressful in and of itself…at least from the limited exposure I’ve had to those fields)

Adam

]]> By: Greg Rollett http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/05/08/wohoo-a-paycheck/#comment-738 Greg Rollett Fri, 09 May 2008 13:29:30 +0000 http://www.adam-mcfarland.net/2008/05/08/wohoo-a-paycheck/#comment-738 Looks like you guys have learned a whole lot. We are taking on 2 start-up projects, one with a funding approach and one with a bootstrap approach. In neither scenario am I looking at getting a paycheck anytime soon. It's rough but as you say, walking into that back when it all pays off is totally rewarding to not only yourself but your team! Looks like you guys have learned a whole lot. We are taking on 2 start-up projects, one with a funding approach and one with a bootstrap approach. In neither scenario am I looking at getting a paycheck anytime soon. It’s rough but as you say, walking into that back when it all pays off is totally rewarding to not only yourself but your team!

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