Comments on: Book Review: Bounce! http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:06:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Barry Moltz http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html/comment-page-1#comment-8189 Barry Moltz Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html#comment-8189 Brad, thanks for the review. Unfortunately you are right, publishers would never do a hard cover business book at 100 pages. The point I make from failure is that there isn't always something to learn. The idea that we must l always learn from failure keeps us stuck in the place we are perpertuating more failure. As I discuss in the book, in order to have true business confidence you need to let go of whatever your last business result was by cheering it or mourning it for 24 hours- but then Bounce! let go and take another action which can position you for another success. Brad, thanks for the review. Unfortunately you are right, publishers would never do a hard cover business book at 100 pages. The point I make from failure is that there isn't always something to learn. The idea that we must l always learn from failure keeps us stuck in the place we are perpertuating more failure. As I discuss in the book, in order to have true business confidence you need to let go of whatever your last business result was by cheering it or mourning it for 24 hours- but then Bounce! let go and take another action which can position you for another success.

]]> By: AZ Salgaonkar http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html/comment-page-1#comment-8195 AZ Salgaonkar Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html#comment-8195 There is a slanted bias when it comes to "entreprenurs who have failed" . <br /> <br /> The VC's that originally passed on the Google pitch did not reveal to their LP's that they rejected something that was a winner - that they had essentially " failed "to spot its potential. Didn't the Intuit founders pitch to 31 firms before getting a nod? <br /> <br /> The difference with the entreprenurs is that they are out in the open and betting their good name along with their personal savings. <br /> <br /> It seems to me that the important part lies in analyzing the failures to filter out the known risks -and to communicate it as such. After all, no-one wants to invest in a failure-prone entrepreneur. <br /> There is a slanted bias when it comes to "entreprenurs who have failed" .

The VC's that originally passed on the Google pitch did not reveal to their LP's that they rejected something that was a winner – that they had essentially " failed "to spot its potential. Didn't the Intuit founders pitch to 31 firms before getting a nod?

The difference with the entreprenurs is that they are out in the open and betting their good name along with their personal savings.

It seems to me that the important part lies in analyzing the failures to filter out the known risks -and to communicate it as such. After all, no-one wants to invest in a failure-prone entrepreneur.

]]> By: Martin Edic http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html/comment-page-1#comment-8201 Martin Edic Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html#comment-8201 I'm with you on length. Several years ago I cooked up a business plan to do 24 page books that we'd sell in airports- become an 'expert' on a subject during the flight. Probably a good idea but I wouldn't start a traditional publishing company these days. <br /> When I wrote business books for a living the publishers did want 200 pages and that meant a lot of padding. These days most of the books tell their whole story in the first chapter...the rest is fluff and the same recycled war stories. I'm with you on length. Several years ago I cooked up a business plan to do 24 page books that we'd sell in airports- become an 'expert' on a subject during the flight. Probably a good idea but I wouldn't start a traditional publishing company these days.
When I wrote business books for a living the publishers did want 200 pages and that meant a lot of padding. These days most of the books tell their whole story in the first chapter…the rest is fluff and the same recycled war stories.

]]> By: Barry Moltz http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html/comment-page-1#comment-44496 Barry Moltz Mon, 05 May 2008 19:51:44 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html#comment-44496 Brad, thanks for the review. Unfortunately you are right, publishers would never do a hard cover business book at 100 pages. The point I make from failure is that there isn't always something to learn. The idea that we must l always learn from failure keeps us stuck in the place we are perpertuating more failure. As I discuss in the book, in order to have true business confidence you need to let go of whatever your last business result was by cheering it or mourning it for 24 hours- but then Bounce! let go and take another action which can position you for another success. Brad, thanks for the review. Unfortunately you are right, publishers would never do a hard cover business book at 100 pages. The point I make from failure is that there isn't always something to learn. The idea that we must l always learn from failure keeps us stuck in the place we are perpertuating more failure. As I discuss in the book, in order to have true business confidence you need to let go of whatever your last business result was by cheering it or mourning it for 24 hours- but then Bounce! let go and take another action which can position you for another success.

]]> By: Martin Edic http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html/comment-page-1#comment-44495 Martin Edic Mon, 05 May 2008 07:47:12 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html#comment-44495 I'm with you on length. Several years ago I cooked up a business plan to do 24 page books that we'd sell in airports- become an 'expert' on a subject during the flight. Probably a good idea but I wouldn't start a traditional publishing company these days. <br /> When I wrote business books for a living the publishers did want 200 pages and that meant a lot of padding. These days most of the books tell their whole story in the first chapter...the rest is fluff and the same recycled war stories. I'm with you on length. Several years ago I cooked up a business plan to do 24 page books that we'd sell in airports- become an 'expert' on a subject during the flight. Probably a good idea but I wouldn't start a traditional publishing company these days.
When I wrote business books for a living the publishers did want 200 pages and that meant a lot of padding. These days most of the books tell their whole story in the first chapter…the rest is fluff and the same recycled war stories.

]]> By: AZ Salgaonkar http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html/comment-page-1#comment-44494 AZ Salgaonkar Sun, 04 May 2008 13:29:41 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2008/05/book-review-bounce.html#comment-44494 There is a slanted bias when it comes to "entreprenurs who have failed" . <br /> <br /> The VC's that originally passed on the Google pitch did not reveal to their LP's that they rejected something that was a winner - that they had essentially " failed "to spot its potential. Didn't the Intuit founders pitch to 31 firms before getting a nod? <br /> <br /> The difference with the entreprenurs is that they are out in the open and betting their good name along with their personal savings. <br /> <br /> It seems to me that the important part lies in analyzing the failures to filter out the known risks -and to communicate it as such. After all, no-one wants to invest in a failure-prone entrepreneur. <br /> There is a slanted bias when it comes to “entreprenurs who have failed” .

The VC's that originally passed on the Google pitch did not reveal to their LP's that they rejected something that was a winner – that they had essentially ” failed “to spot its potential. Didn't the Intuit founders pitch to 31 firms before getting a nod?

The difference with the entreprenurs is that they are out in the open and betting their good name along with their personal savings.

It seems to me that the important part lies in analyzing the failures to filter out the known risks -and to communicate it as such. After all, no-one wants to invest in a failure-prone entrepreneur.

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