Comments on: Back to the Basics http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/16/back-to-the-basics/ Canadian Startup Community Fri, 03 Feb 2012 02:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa Rousseau http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/16/back-to-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-10818 Lisa Rousseau Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:01:46 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=709#comment-10818 That's a fantastic post. This recession is spurring on some thought provoking and timely posts around the blogosphere. I hope that anyone in a startup is taking it all in. It's a good time for all startups do to some major housecleaning. That's a fantastic post. This recession is spurring on some thought provoking and timely posts around the blogosphere. I hope that anyone in a startup is taking it all in. It's a good time for all startups do to some major housecleaning.

]]> By: Lisa Rousseau http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/16/back-to-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-2653 Lisa Rousseau Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:01:46 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=709#comment-2653 That's a fantastic post. This recession is spurring on some thought provoking and timely posts around the blogosphere. I hope that anyone in a startup is taking it all in. It's a good time for all startups do to some major housecleaning. That's a fantastic post. This recession is spurring on some thought provoking and timely posts around the blogosphere. I hope that anyone in a startup is taking it all in. It's a good time for all startups do to some major housecleaning.

]]> By: It’s the end of the world, as we know it | DavidCrow.ca http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/16/back-to-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-10817 It’s the end of the world, as we know it | DavidCrow.ca Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=709#comment-10817 [...] about getting back to basics. At StartupEmpire, Rick Segal will be joining us to help run StartupSchool where attendees will see [...] [...] about getting back to basics. At StartupEmpire, Rick Segal will be joining us to help run StartupSchool where attendees will see [...]

]]> By: It’s the end of the world, as we know it | DavidCrow.ca http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/16/back-to-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-2652 It’s the end of the world, as we know it | DavidCrow.ca Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:07:13 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=709#comment-2652 [...] about getting back to basics. At StartupEmpire, Rick Segal will be joining us to help run StartupSchool where attendees will see [...] [...] about getting back to basics. At StartupEmpire, Rick Segal will be joining us to help run StartupSchool where attendees will see [...]

]]> By: Paul Marshall http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/16/back-to-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-10816 Paul Marshall Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:45:21 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=709#comment-10816 Great post Jevon. A downturn like this can be very scary if you are in a position where you are running fat (even a little) and not 100% sure that your business model and product are on the right track. To Jevon's point most BIG successes and companies that accelerated rather than decelerated (or disappeared) during turbulent times were continuous vs discontinuous innovations.<br><br>If you are not sure where you are and feel like there are questions at all about your business fundamentals it is probably time to pull back and try to refine and weather the economic storm. If you are where you need to be then be cautious with your cash but press on as this can be a great time to distance yourself from competitors and become a leader in your space.<br><br>Validation of whether you've got it nailed with associates, advisory boards, etc is a must do exercice to avoid navel gazing. Great post Jevon. A downturn like this can be very scary if you are in a position where you are running fat (even a little) and not 100% sure that your business model and product are on the right track. To Jevon's point most BIG successes and companies that accelerated rather than decelerated (or disappeared) during turbulent times were continuous vs discontinuous innovations.

If you are not sure where you are and feel like there are questions at all about your business fundamentals it is probably time to pull back and try to refine and weather the economic storm. If you are where you need to be then be cautious with your cash but press on as this can be a great time to distance yourself from competitors and become a leader in your space.

Validation of whether you've got it nailed with associates, advisory boards, etc is a must do exercice to avoid navel gazing.

]]> By: Paul Marshall http://startupnorth.ca/2008/10/16/back-to-the-basics/comment-page-1/#comment-2651 Paul Marshall Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:45:21 +0000 http://www.startupnorth.ca/?p=709#comment-2651 Great post Jevon. A downturn like this can be very scary if you are in a position where you are running fat (even a little) and not 100% sure that your business model and product are on the right track. To Jevon's point most BIG successes and companies that accelerated rather than decelerated (or disappeared) during turbulent times were continuous vs discontinuous innovations.<br><br>If you are not sure where you are and feel like there are questions at all about your business fundamentals it is probably time to pull back and try to refine and weather the economic storm. If you are where you need to be then be cautious with your cash but press on as this can be a great time to distance yourself from competitors and become a leader in your space.<br><br>Validation of whether you've got it nailed with associates, advisory boards, etc is a must do exercice to avoid navel gazing. Great post Jevon. A downturn like this can be very scary if you are in a position where you are running fat (even a little) and not 100% sure that your business model and product are on the right track. To Jevon's point most BIG successes and companies that accelerated rather than decelerated (or disappeared) during turbulent times were continuous vs discontinuous innovations.

If you are not sure where you are and feel like there are questions at all about your business fundamentals it is probably time to pull back and try to refine and weather the economic storm. If you are where you need to be then be cautious with your cash but press on as this can be a great time to distance yourself from competitors and become a leader in your space.

Validation of whether you've got it nailed with associates, advisory boards, etc is a must do exercice to avoid navel gazing.

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