Comments for Crappy To Good http://www.crappytogood.com A blog about entreprenuership Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:53:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 Comment on The Yo-Yo Entrepreneur by Allan http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=122&cpage=1#comment-186 Allan Tue, 09 Feb 2010 14:54:01 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=122#comment-186 Bravo on this post Christian. I really admire your healthy ego. By that I mean you have a great balance between confidence and humility. Nothing inauthentic. Bravo on this post Christian. I really admire your healthy ego. By that I mean you have a great balance between confidence and humility. Nothing inauthentic.

]]> Comment on Raising Money for Your Business by Greg Whisenant http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=159&cpage=1#comment-104 Greg Whisenant Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:35:44 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=159#comment-104 Christian - this is excellent advice on all counts. I couldn't agree more. Great post! Christian - this is excellent advice on all counts. I couldn’t agree more. Great post!

]]> Comment on A Change in Plans by Christian Faulconer http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=152&cpage=1#comment-87 Christian Faulconer Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:17:59 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=152#comment-87 Joel, It actually worked out better than expected. They adjusted the price to meet the market. They worked pretty hard and they sold enough to make a little bit of money. They were also able to return several of the unsold items to Walmart, so it went better than expected! Joel,

It actually worked out better than expected. They adjusted the price to meet the market. They worked pretty hard and they sold enough to make a little bit of money. They were also able to return several of the unsold items to Walmart, so it went better than expected!

]]> Comment on A Change in Plans by Joel http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=152&cpage=1#comment-83 Joel Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:45:15 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=152#comment-83 Nice article Christian, but I'm dying to know how they came out with their ad hoc business plan? Nice article Christian, but I’m dying to know how they came out with their ad hoc business plan?

]]> Comment on Ideas vs. Execution by Social Entrepreneurship : Crappy To Good http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-30 Social Entrepreneurship : Crappy To Good Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:10:22 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=120#comment-30 [...] As I have said before, I’m not creative enough to come up with business ideas. I admire people who can come up with one good idea after another. I also admire people who can come up with business ideas that have a “double bottom line” — ideas that generate a profit and are socially conscious. I had the opportunity to participate in a focus group for The Community Foundation of Utah this week and it was a lot of fun. One of the things I learned at the focus group is that someone I admire, Matt Minkevitch, has been nominated for the Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. Way to go Matt. [...] [...] As I have said before, I’m not creative enough to come up with business ideas. I admire people who can come up with one good idea after another. I also admire people who can come up with business ideas that have a “double bottom line” — ideas that generate a profit and are socially conscious. I had the opportunity to participate in a focus group for The Community Foundation of Utah this week and it was a lot of fun. One of the things I learned at the focus group is that someone I admire, Matt Minkevitch, has been nominated for the Ernst and Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year award. Way to go Matt. [...]

]]> Comment on Questions Guy Kawasaki Wants to Ask Entrepreneurs by Christian Faulconer http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-27 Christian Faulconer Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:32:41 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=123#comment-27 OK - I admit that I unfollowed Shaq after three tweets. But in answer to your question about why entrepreneurs pitch to VCs who make you do dumb things, I think the answer is "Because entrepreneurs believe in their businesses and sometimes desperately need money to make it all work." I think there are great VCs and some that are not so great. There are also great entrepreneurs and a lot that need help. I think some of the VCs ought to hire a ghost writer to develop website content that helps entrepreneurs know how to pitch that VC. :) OK - I admit that I unfollowed Shaq after three tweets. But in answer to your question about why entrepreneurs pitch to VCs who make you do dumb things, I think the answer is “Because entrepreneurs believe in their businesses and sometimes desperately need money to make it all work.”

I think there are great VCs and some that are not so great. There are also great entrepreneurs and a lot that need help. I think some of the VCs ought to hire a ghost writer to develop website content that helps entrepreneurs know how to pitch that VC. :)

]]> Comment on Questions Guy Kawasaki Wants to Ask Entrepreneurs by Guy Kawasaki http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-26 Guy Kawasaki Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:57:27 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=123#comment-26 To answer your two questions with two more questions? - Have you ever seen a tweet by Shaq that's worth retweeting? - Why do you pitch to VCs who make you do dumb things? Guy To answer your two questions with two more questions?

- Have you ever seen a tweet by Shaq that’s worth retweeting?
- Why do you pitch to VCs who make you do dumb things?

Guy

]]> Comment on Questions Guy Kawasaki Wants to Ask Entrepreneurs by Corey http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=123&cpage=1#comment-25 Corey Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:14:21 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=123#comment-25 3, 5 and 6 killed me. I've heard #5 at 4 different pitches. Most of the questions are harmless, but #6 worries me. I think you nailed it. You are rewarded for not being realistic. It's almost like everyone agrees to not live in reality until money has been exchanged. Then everything gets a little too real. 3, 5 and 6 killed me.

I’ve heard #5 at 4 different pitches.

Most of the questions are harmless, but #6 worries me. I think you nailed it. You are rewarded for not being realistic. It’s almost like everyone agrees to not live in reality until money has been exchanged. Then everything gets a little too real.

]]> Comment on Ideas vs. Execution by Carina http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-24 Carina Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:56:51 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=120#comment-24 I am an idea person. I absolutely stink at executing my ideas. I like partnering with people that can take my ideas and make them happen. I am an idea person. I absolutely stink at executing my ideas. I like partnering with people that can take my ideas and make them happen.

]]> Comment on Ideas vs. Execution by Ryan http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=120&cpage=1#comment-23 Ryan Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:28:35 +0000 http://www.crappytogood.com/?p=120#comment-23 This is a great topic. In biz school I remember taking a technology commercialization class (or something like that) and my major takeaway was that a product really isn't a product until it can be sold (or is sold for that matter). I think it's the same with idea v. execution. An idea without execution really doesn't have much value. This is a great topic. In biz school I remember taking a technology commercialization class (or something like that) and my major takeaway was that a product really isn’t a product until it can be sold (or is sold for that matter). I think it’s the same with idea v. execution. An idea without execution really doesn’t have much value.

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