A reader pointed me at this good, short post describing the shutdown of a service. Failure is a part of the entrepreneurial experience and it’s even more valuable (although not necessarily fun) if you can learn a lesson from it. The lesson here – well articulated by the author – is that he failed to address a point of pain.
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Failing to Address a Point of Pain
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Thanks for the pointer to my post, Brad, as well as the “well-articulated” comment.
You’ve been one of my Bloglines subscriptions since the early days. And “point of pain” is a lesson I won’t soon forget — experience is a great teacher (even 30 years after graduation).
Comment by Mike Duffy — February 3, 2007 @ 10:53 am