Comments on: Too Early = Wrong http://sawickipedia.com/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/ a geek's take on the world Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:32:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CelleGuy Andrew Deal http://sawickipedia.com/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-14 CelleGuy Andrew Deal Thu, 25 Oct 2007 08:23:10 +0000 http://www.sawickipedia.com/blog/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/#comment-14 i had my own big lesson about being too early when I made Social Networking sites back in 1997... and doubled my grief because it was for a local market. Now, it is hard to prove that a new idea isn't also early. If you wait too long, then you risk being late, and that is wrong too. All I can say now is that I waited 2 years on my current idea with CelleCast so we could hit the sweet spot amidst alot of moving trends. I hope I got the timing right this time, and would love some feedback about it either way. FYI... two competitors with smaller reach each just got some funding. We are about to launch and market via radio to 2.25 Million people a week! i had my own big lesson about being too early when I made Social Networking sites back in 1997… and doubled my grief because it was for a local market.

Now, it is hard to prove that a new idea isn’t also early. If you wait too long, then you risk being late, and that is wrong too.

All I can say now is that I waited 2 years on my current idea with CelleCast so we could hit the sweet spot amidst alot of moving trends. I hope I got the timing right this time, and would love some feedback about it either way. FYI… two competitors with smaller reach each just got some funding.
We are about to launch and market via radio to 2.25 Million people a week!

]]> By: Sawickipedia | a sad day for a friend - andy sack and judy’s book http://sawickipedia.com/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Sawickipedia | a sad day for a friend - andy sack and judy’s book Wed, 24 Oct 2007 20:26:15 +0000 http://www.sawickipedia.com/blog/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/#comment-13 [...] will likely prove largely right, but the timing is still tough.  And as I’ve discussed, being early is still wrong no matter how right the idea proves in the long [...] [...] will likely prove largely right, but the timing is still tough.  And as I’ve discussed, being early is still wrong no matter how right the idea proves in the long [...]

]]> By: Sawickipedia | heh I came up with the idea of facebook first - yeah - that’s the ticket http://sawickipedia.com/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Sawickipedia | heh I came up with the idea of facebook first - yeah - that’s the ticket Tue, 04 Sep 2007 03:30:29 +0000 http://www.sawickipedia.com/blog/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/#comment-12 [...] bad and likely result in a place on TechCrunch’s Deadpool list (a theme blogged about before here). But great execution and good timing usually mean success. And in this case the Facebook team [...] [...] bad and likely result in a place on TechCrunch’s Deadpool list (a theme blogged about before here). But great execution and good timing usually mean success. And in this case the Facebook team [...]

]]> By: Sawickipedia | startup advice: titles matter - a parable for proper titles (lose those evp’s and svp’s) http://sawickipedia.com/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Sawickipedia | startup advice: titles matter - a parable for proper titles (lose those evp’s and svp’s) Fri, 31 Aug 2007 23:32:15 +0000 http://www.sawickipedia.com/blog/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/#comment-11 [...] (SimplyTV it was a spectacular failure for all those interested for reasons outlined in this post about being wayyy too early).  And not knowing my head from my backside when it came to startup title [...] [...] (SimplyTV it was a spectacular failure for all those interested for reasons outlined in this post about being wayyy too early).  And not knowing my head from my backside when it came to startup title [...]

]]> By: Vince http://sawickipedia.com/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Vince Fri, 13 Apr 2007 03:01:44 +0000 http://www.sawickipedia.com/blog/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/#comment-10 Keep up the great work! Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Greg O'Byrne http://sawickipedia.com/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Greg O'Byrne Thu, 29 Mar 2007 13:16:09 +0000 http://www.sawickipedia.com/blog/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/#comment-9 Hey Todd, I'd be really interested in something a bit more in detail about your conversation with Scott Rafer. I've started using MyBlogLog. It's an interesting concept of "Myspacing" the disparate un-hooked blogs out there. Hey Todd,

I’d be really interested in something a bit more in detail about your conversation with Scott Rafer. I’ve started using MyBlogLog. It’s an interesting concept of “Myspacing” the disparate un-hooked blogs out there.

]]> By: Dave McClure http://sawickipedia.com/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Dave McClure Wed, 14 Mar 2007 20:29:20 +0000 http://www.sawickipedia.com/blog/2007/03/14/too-early-wrong/#comment-8 damn. now you're gonna make me confess to all my friends who think i'm ahead of my timethat i'm just your run-of-the-mill idiot/lunatic. so here's to being not just early, but also right on time :) damn.

now you’re gonna make me confess to all my friends who think i’m ahead of my timethat i’m just your run-of-the-mill idiot/lunatic.

so here’s to being not just early, but also right on time :)

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