Comments for Peak Nine Ventures http://peaknineventures.com consulting, investing, and other tomfoolery with start-ups Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:32:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Top 5 tips for engaging with bloggers by LorencoNob http://peaknineventures.com/2008/01/21/top-5-tips-for-engaging-with-bloggers/#comment-9 Wed, 08 Dec 2010 00:32:40 +0000 http://peaknineventures.wordpress.com/2008/01/21/top-5-tips-for-engaging-with-bloggers#comment-9 What do you think about WIKILEAKS?
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]]> Comment on Warning: FMFD can be lethal to your start-up by Alan Preston http://peaknineventures.com/2010/11/19/92/#comment-6 Sat, 20 Nov 2010 16:50:15 +0000 http://peaknineventures.com/?p=92#comment-6 Insightful observation Clint, and it speaks to a larger issue that in my experience always hits a startup: the time when the founder, and his/her team realize that he/she needs to step back a little and let the experts hired for their skills take things forward. Bad hiring decisions compound the problem you wrote about, but a founder who refuses to realize that his/her expertise may be in other areas can hold a business back. Sometimes it’s ego, sometimes it’s just denial – nice analogy to substance abuse – but the more complicated a business gets the less likely FMFD even exists.

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