Comments on: A Small Set of Simple Moves http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:56:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Miguel Cavalcanti http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14940 Miguel Cavalcanti Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:45:42 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14940 tks a lot, i´m looking forward to read it ! :-) tks a lot, i´m looking forward to read it ! :-)

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14939 Brad Feld Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:43:05 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14939 I’ve had a few people asking me for a “how to run a first marathon” post..  It’s coming soon!<br /> I’ve had a few people asking me for a “how to run a first marathon” post..  It’s coming soon!

]]> By: Miguel Cavalcanti http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14938 Miguel Cavalcanti Sun, 23 Aug 2009 18:41:57 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14938 Hi Brad, Great simple post. I learned about how to get my company better and how to run better. Do you have any reading suggestions on running my first marathon? I´ve run 2 half-maratons and a 25k run this year. Tks for sharing your knowledge. Best wishes, Miguel, from Brazil Hi Brad,

Great simple post. I learned about how to get my company better and how to run better.

Do you have any reading suggestions on running my first marathon? I´ve run 2 half-maratons and a 25k run this year.

Tks for sharing your knowledge.

Best wishes, Miguel, from Brazil

]]> By: heyrich http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14516 heyrich Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:37:57 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14516 This is a great idea and has been spinning around since I read the post a couple days ago. Although the business implications are there for me, the biggest revelation that has come for me has been something I've done instinctively as an athlete. Whenever I come up with a new goal (sign up for a triathlon, lose weight, whatever), I have a habit of coming up with some simple rules to help myself get there. "If you can bike there, you have to." helped me lose 10 pounds in a month. "Exercise every day." became a shared goal to work out 100 days in a row with @andrewhyde. These made things my life easier. I put my car keys in the drawer. And knowing that I *had* to exercise changed my though process from whether to exercise on a given day to "what should I do?" and "who can I do it with?" Lather, rinse, repeat. This is a great idea and has been spinning around since I read the post a couple days ago. Although the business implications are there for me, the biggest revelation that has come for me has been something I've done instinctively as an athlete.

Whenever I come up with a new goal (sign up for a triathlon, lose weight, whatever), I have a habit of coming up with some simple rules to help myself get there. "If you can bike there, you have to." helped me lose 10 pounds in a month. "Exercise every day." became a shared goal to work out 100 days in a row with @andrewhyde.

These made things my life easier. I put my car keys in the drawer. And knowing that I *had* to exercise changed my though process from whether to exercise on a given day to "what should I do?" and "who can I do it with?"

Lather, rinse, repeat.

]]> By: heyrich http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14515 heyrich Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:37:34 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14515 This is a great idea and has been spinning around since I read the post a couple days ago. Although the business implications are there for me, the biggest revelation that has come for me has been something I've done instinctively as an athlete. Whenever I come up with a new goal (sign up for a triathlon, lose 10 pounds, whatever), I have a habit of coming up with some simple rules to help myself get there. "If you can bike there, you have to." helped me lose 10 pounds in a month. "Exercise every day." became a shared goal to work out 100 days in a row with @andrewhyde. These made things my life easier. I put my car keys in the drawer. And knowing that I *had* to exercise changed my though process from whether to exercise on a given day to "what should I do?" and "who can I do it with?" Lather, rinse, repeat. This is a great idea and has been spinning around since I read the post a couple days ago. Although the business implications are there for me, the biggest revelation that has come for me has been something I've done instinctively as an athlete.

Whenever I come up with a new goal (sign up for a triathlon, lose 10 pounds, whatever), I have a habit of coming up with some simple rules to help myself get there. "If you can bike there, you have to." helped me lose 10 pounds in a month. "Exercise every day." became a shared goal to work out 100 days in a row with @andrewhyde.

These made things my life easier. I put my car keys in the drawer. And knowing that I *had* to exercise changed my though process from whether to exercise on a given day to "what should I do?" and "who can I do it with?"

Lather, rinse, repeat.

]]> By: Gina http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14454 Gina Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:44:38 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14454 As I write this, I've got "small set of simple moves" printing, about 8-up on paper so that I can post this mantra in places I frequent: my computer screen (frame), bathroom mirror, car, notebook, back of my phone, etc. This is great. And you so accurately described why we give up on things or don't achieve greatness: we get tired, we lose focus, we get overwhelmed and forget. Achieving greatness doesn't need to be complicated, overwhelming and huge - it must be simple. As I write this, I've got "small set of simple moves" printing, about 8-up on paper so that I can post this mantra in places I frequent: my computer screen (frame), bathroom mirror, car, notebook, back of my phone, etc. This is great. And you so accurately described why we give up on things or don't achieve greatness: we get tired, we lose focus, we get overwhelmed and forget. Achieving greatness doesn't need to be complicated, overwhelming and huge – it must be simple.

]]> By: Greg http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14449 Greg Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:47:35 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14449 Interesting to think of it as a simple recursive process. The hard parts are the insight to figure out the right steps and the grit and clarity to stick to them in the fray. It seems to me like the death spiral caused by poor performance is also a repeated series of simple steps, just the wrong ones! Lose customer focus, see profits fall, cut costs blindly, rinse, and repeat. Interesting to think of it as a simple recursive process. The hard parts are the insight to figure out the right steps and the grit and clarity to stick to them in the fray. It seems to me like the death spiral caused by poor performance is also a repeated series of simple steps, just the wrong ones! Lose customer focus, see profits fall, cut costs blindly, rinse, and repeat.

]]> By: Andrew Hyde http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14440 Andrew Hyde Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:26:34 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14440 I love this post, will think more about it when I am running (thing just make more sense when on a trail...) I love this post, will think more about it when I am running (thing just make more sense when on a trail…)

]]> By: rajbala http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14437 rajbala Tue, 11 Aug 2009 19:06:47 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14437 Seminal post. Applies to all sorts of aspects in life not just entrepreneurship. Seminal post.

Applies to all sorts of aspects in life not just entrepreneurship.

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14432 Brad Feld Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:56:07 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14432 Right on the money.  The internal awareness is one of the most important things.  I can’t tell you the number of times someone stumbles because they aren’t digging deep enough “interally” to understand what’s going on.<br /> Right on the money.  The internal awareness is one of the most important things.  I can’t tell you the number of times someone stumbles because they aren’t digging deep enough “interally” to understand what’s going on.

]]> By: JChauncey http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14431 JChauncey Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:53:12 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14431 We tend to surround ourselves with complicated matters. Whether you are starting a business or just working on a team, breaking down something into its most simple steps is always the best way to get something done. Great advice as always. We tend to surround ourselves with complicated matters. Whether you are starting a business or just working on a team, breaking down something into its most simple steps is always the best way to get something done.

Great advice as always.

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14429 Brad Feld Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:51:10 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14429 I’ve written about a bunch of this in the past (although not as directly as “here are your simple moves.”)  I’ll try to focus some energy on it in future posts.<br /> I’ve written about a bunch of this in the past (although not as directly as “here are your simple moves.”)  I’ll try to focus some energy on it in future posts.

]]> By: Brad Feld http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14428 Brad Feld Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:46:16 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14428 There are some common ones and some unique ones.  Figuring out which common ones to use (always a small subset of “all the common moves”) and then figuring out the unique ones is the challenge.<br /> There are some common ones and some unique ones.  Figuring out which common ones to use (always a small subset of “all the common moves”) and then figuring out the unique ones is the challenge.

]]> By: TJ Goan http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14426 TJ Goan Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:26:39 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14426 I want to 2nd Ryan's question. I'd love examples from Brad (or any readers) of both general and startup-specific "simple steps". I'm a first timer and I'd like to recognize those steps before I "get tired, have other things come up that get in my way, lose confidence, get distracted, or just get bored" so I can fall back on them. thanks! TJ I want to 2nd Ryan's question. I'd love examples from Brad (or any readers) of both general and startup-specific "simple steps". I'm a first timer and I'd like to recognize those steps before I "get tired, have other things come up that get in my way, lose confidence, get distracted, or just get bored" so I can fall back on them.

thanks!
TJ

]]> By: Ryan Graves http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html/comment-page-1#comment-14424 Ryan Graves Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:02:38 +0000 http://www.feld.com/wp/archives/2009/08/a-small-set-of-simple-moves.html#comment-14424 Brad, I'm trying to figure out if you're saying there that are "common" small steps to the be successful in the entrepreneurial process of if the small steps are different for each team/startup/entrepreneur. Can you expand on that? Comment or new post, whatever... Cheers, Ryan Brad, I'm trying to figure out if you're saying there that are "common" small steps to the be successful in the entrepreneurial process of if the small steps are different for each team/startup/entrepreneur.

Can you expand on that? Comment or new post, whatever…

Cheers,
Ryan

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