Comments on: Lessons Learned (The Hard Way) http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/ Join me in real-time as I attempt to step outside the cube and build a web business. Should be good! Sun, 06 Jul 2008 23:42:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Chris O'Rourke http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-4119 Chris O'Rourke Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:48:51 +0000 http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-4119 Welcome back to the blogosphere (I feel dirty using that term actually). Anyhow, I don't blame you one bit on taking a break, I launched a site last year and have devoted about 2 hours to it throughout 2007. meh. Anyhow hope to see more from you. Welcome back to the blogosphere (I feel dirty using that term actually). Anyhow, I don’t blame you one bit on taking a break, I launched a site last year and have devoted about 2 hours to it throughout 2007. meh. Anyhow hope to see more from you.

]]> By: Zack http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3752 Zack Sat, 18 Aug 2007 16:42:15 +0000 http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3752 <blockquote>So now that you are already onto your next venture do you care to let the cat out of the bag on what GrapeShow was actually going to be/do?</blockquote> Yes, I plan on filling everyone in on the idea in the near future and may even consider releasing it as-is and see what happens. <blockquote>Your four lessons still sound personal not professional.</blockquote> True, most of these lessons can and do apply to my personal life as well, but they are without a doubt the biggest reasons why GrapeShow failed. The fact that I didn't have a formal business plan or a following may have been poor judgment calls, but not the reason I failed. My point was this: There were things going on in my personal life which attributed to me giving up, but this is a professional(ish) blog and clearly not the place to delve into those. Thanks for the well wishes everyone! I will try to keep this blog updated more regularly from here on out and I hope you continue to check back from time to time as I've got many exciting ideas up my sleeves.

So now that you are already onto your next venture do you care to let the cat out of the bag on what GrapeShow was actually going to be/do?

Yes, I plan on filling everyone in on the idea in the near future and may even consider releasing it as-is and see what happens.

Your four lessons still sound personal not professional.

True, most of these lessons can and do apply to my personal life as well, but they are without a doubt the biggest reasons why GrapeShow failed. The fact that I didn’t have a formal business plan or a following may have been poor judgment calls, but not the reason I failed. My point was this: There were things going on in my personal life which attributed to me giving up, but this is a professional(ish) blog and clearly not the place to delve into those.

Thanks for the well wishes everyone! I will try to keep this blog updated more regularly from here on out and I hope you continue to check back from time to time as I’ve got many exciting ideas up my sleeves.

]]> By: Michael Deering http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3743 Michael Deering Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:02:51 +0000 http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3743 Welcome back... I hope that you have had enough time to regather your thoughts/strength/sanity for my next venture (coming soon) To think I almost removed your blog during my last few cleanup sessions on my rss reader. So now that you are already onto your next venture do you care to let the cat out of the bag on what GrapeShow was actually going to be/do? There were many personal lessons learned as well, but I’ll stick to the professional ones: Your four lessons still sound personal not professional. The professional lessons I would like to hear from your experiance are more along the context of; 1.) Write your business plan before you do anything. 2.) Find people who are as passionate about your idea as your are. ect... Anyway seeing you comeback to blogging may spur me to update my slowly dieing venture blog that was actually inspired by this here venture blog. Cheers, and good luck! Welcome back… I hope that you have had enough time to regather your thoughts/strength/sanity for

my next venture (coming soon)

To think I almost removed your blog during my last few cleanup sessions on my rss reader.

So now that you are already onto your next venture do you care to let the cat out of the bag on what GrapeShow was actually going to be/do?

There were many personal lessons learned as well, but I’ll stick to the professional ones:

Your four lessons still sound personal not professional. The professional lessons I would like to hear from your experiance are more along the context of;
1.) Write your business plan before you do anything.
2.) Find people who are as passionate about your idea as your are.
ect…

Anyway seeing you comeback to blogging may spur me to update my slowly dieing venture blog that was actually inspired by this here venture blog.

Cheers, and good luck!

]]> By: AdamD http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3740 AdamD Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:17:57 +0000 http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3740 Just last week I was asking someone about you, and whether he knew anything about your whereabouts. Welcome back. I'm glad to hear something from you, and looking forward to more lessons learned. Just last week I was asking someone about you, and whether he knew anything about your whereabouts. Welcome back. I’m glad to hear something from you, and looking forward to more lessons learned.

]]> By: Lakira http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3736 Lakira Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:28:16 +0000 http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3736 Hey you live! *insert laugh here*. It would seem to me that you got more out of your grapeshow venture than you planned on getting :) It just wasn't exactly the idea you had in mind :) Every situation in life grants us a bit more insight and wisdom. What is more important than anything is that you took away with you valuable lessons in life. Nicely done! I look forward to reading about what you have learned :)I also wish you all the best in future endeavors- sounds like your getting the hang of it! Lak Hey you live! *insert laugh here*. It would seem to me that you got more out of your grapeshow venture than you planned on getting :) It just wasn’t exactly the idea you had in mind :) Every situation in life grants us a bit more insight and wisdom. What is more important than anything is that you took away with you valuable lessons in life. Nicely done! I look forward to reading about what you have learned :)I also wish you all the best in future endeavors- sounds like your getting the hang of it!
Lak

]]> By: Daniel Hofstetter http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3727 Daniel Hofstetter Fri, 17 Aug 2007 16:33:28 +0000 http://someventure.com/2007/08/17/lessons-learned-the-hard-way/#comment-3727 Great quote! And good luck on your further way :) Great quote! And good luck on your further way :)

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