Comments on: Put a Site Up This Weekend, Generate Revenue Next Week

By: Jakob

Jakob — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 17:10:43 +0000

Thanks Adam and everyone for the great feedback and encouragement! Life’s too short not to try things. Throw enough stuff at the wall, you’ll find something that sticks.

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:37:06 +0000

Agreed. He definitely is extremely talented and the website is very well done. I think those are pre-requisites for a successful biz. But there are a lot of talented photographers who never cash in on their skills. Jakob is the perfect example of someone who is doing it without expending a ton of time or money.

By: Robert L. Goodwin

Robert L. Goodwin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:33:19 +0000

Jakob photos are beautiful.
No wonder he’s getting all those business calls.

By: bizsugar.com

bizsugar.com — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 00:28:09 +0000

Don’t overthink your small business idea…

Adam McFarland of Musings of a Balding 26 Year Old Entrepreneur has the following observation about over thinking your small business idea. Don’t do it! Using reprinted portions of a conversation with a San Diego entrepreneur, McFarland makes the case…

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:46:29 +0000

Dale – great post, I remember that one. Very frustrating talking to people like that. One thing I realized very early on – EVERYONE is excited about entrepreneurship, EVERYONE wants to start a company, EVERYONE will talk about starting a company. Very few people have the follow through to do it.

By: Dale

Dale — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 04:10:09 +0000

Actually another type of “entrepreneur” I’ve seen is one that has all these great ideas, but never takes the initiative to do anything about it. It’s either “I don’t have the time/money” or “I came up with the idea, now you execute it.” (I talk about it at http://corporatepreneur.blogspot.com/2009/01/wrong-way-to-do-it.html )

It’s great to see a story like this one… The RIGHT way to do it!

By: Adam McFarland

Adam McFarland — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 18:08:40 +0000

My favorite type of entrepreneur!

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:57:21 +0000

You are spot on about never knowing if a concept will thrive, survive or nose dive! There are no guarantees about a business in this life, a great business plan may look good on paper, but may fail in reality… you just never know unless you try. The flip side of that coin are the side line entrepreneurs, those who think it’s so easy, come up with an idea or concept and BOOM, instant success with no planning/research – HA!

By: Robert K

Robert K — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:41:04 +0000

That’s a fantastic motivation of a post! I’m in the midst of figuring out a business plan to get out of the 8-5, and definitely find myself over analyzing my options rather than making it happen. Thanks to Jakob for the reminder that a business won’t succeed if it never starts.