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Friedisms

by javan on 11/5/09, 3:39 PM with 28 comments

  • by dpcan on 11/5/09, 4:20 PM

    Maybe this is mean, but when I read blog posts by him, this is all I see. Arrogance and disobedience.

    I read it because everyone is reading it, but I hate reading it. I always feel like he's sending poor new boot-strappers down the path of destruction and he doesn't seem to care - it's all about getting eyeballs on his blog and on his products.

    He disagrees with just about every tried-and-true business strategy that ever existed, and he gets a lot of readers by just flipping the ideas upside down.

    Please, if you're starting a business, write a basic plan (at least), set goals for your business, and launch when you feel the time is right, not just early because everyone says to launch early.

    After all, everyone around the tech forums just want you to launch early because they want to see if you have a good idea that's not flushed out enough yet so they can copy it quickly and build it out faster and better than you. Only the competition are reading these threads - your customers are out in the world.

  • by tptacek on 11/5/09, 4:11 PM

    I don’t believe in robots. Why would anyone build something with so many parts when we still have monkeys.

    This guy is awesome!

  • by timf on 11/5/09, 3:45 PM

    This seems mean (not to mention pointless)..

  • by staunch on 11/5/09, 4:56 PM

    I do think this could site could add a touch of friendliness to make it less harsh. I have to admit it has occurred to me that he sounds like The Sphinx from Mystery Men sometimes.

    The Sphinx: When you can balance a tack hammer on your head, you will head off your foes with a balanced attack.

    The Sphinx: When you care what is outside, what is inside cares for you.

  • by chubbard on 11/5/09, 6:55 PM

    Jason Fried == Jack Handy 2.0

  • by antidaily on 11/5/09, 4:17 PM

    I wish this was real.