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Founder's thoughts: Startups, according to Mozart!
21 sats \ 4 comments \ @lunin 7 Jun AGORA
A young composer once approached Mozart with a question: "How can I learn to write symphonies?"
Mozart replied, "You are young. Start with something simple, and work your way up to symphonies."
The composer protested, "But you wrote your first symphony when you were younger than I am now!"
Mozart calmly replied, "Yes, but I didn’t ask anyone how to do it."
Starting a business is a lot like writing a symphony. You can read guides, follow advice, or study the greats — but at some point, the only thing that really matters is this: stop waiting for permission, stop collecting tips, and just start.
Your version might be messy or brilliant — but it has to be yours.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @AG 7 Jun
Interesting approach. Mozart was definitely a genius, I don't know the full story, and I assume his network also helped him succeed.
Anyhow, I agree in business like in any other field, one need to start and avoid get stack in loops. Finding small results and improve the offering from gathering feedback is a process that has been proven to be successful.
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0 sats \ 2 replies \ @fauxfoe 7 Jun
There is no substitute for trying it in practice. I was advising somebody launching a consulting business. I told her to skip all the stuff she was planning and just go get her first clients. Stop developing materials, researching the market, building a website. Go make a sale. One sale.
I just checked in with her and... 18 months later she's still working on that website.
I am launching a new business. I have the crappiest website. I put 99% of my energy into getting to first revenue. I'm six weeks in. In two weeks I will know if there's room in the market for me or if I'm on the wrong track. If I fail here, I probably fold, but at least I know.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @AG 7 Jun
pretty straight forward! Great approach, definitely more proactive than your friend has. People sometimes try to reach perfection, in reality they are just pumping their level of confidence on going out and make an offer. While perfection is just a word, the fact that you bravely go out and get a first sale is pretty impressive.
It also great to have some deadlines in place, it helps refine the process and avoid getting caught in infinite loop.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @lunin OP 7 Jun
0 sats \ 0 replies \ @fauxfoe 4m There is no substitute for trying it in practice. I was advising somebody launching a consulting business. I told her to skip all the stuff she was planning and just go get her first clients. Stop developing materials, researching the market, building a website. Go make a sale. One sale. I just checked in with her and... 18 months later she's still working on that website. I am launching a new business. I have the crappiest website. I put 99% of my energy into getting to first revenue. I'm six weeks in. In two weeks I will know if there's room in the market for me or if I'm on the wrong track. If I fail here, I probably fold, but at least I know. Exactly! I think it was Kiyosaki who said that you don't need a perfect logo or a polished brand; you just need to sell the product or service. Clarity comes from doing, not planning. Priorities make or break momentum. Respect for focusing on revenue first — that's the real MVP move!
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