Comments on: I Bleed. http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed sometimes it takes getting punched in the face Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:20:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: redsprings http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8963 redsprings Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:24:31 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8963 Like, like, like your stuff. Much needed today, thank you! Like, like, like your stuff. Much needed today, thank you!

]]> By: redsprings http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8823 redsprings Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:24:31 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8823 Like, like, like your stuff. Much needed today, thank you! Like, like, like your stuff. Much needed today, thank you!

]]> By: redsprings http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8714 redsprings Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:24:31 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8714 Like, like, like your stuff. Much needed today, thank you! Like, like, like your stuff. Much needed today, thank you!

]]> By: Chris Lee http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8822 Chris Lee Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:16:30 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8822 Nice post. Even though our company has been around since 2001, I still identify. We're still small & reinventing ourselves so it feels quite similar. Nice to have company. Nice post. Even though our company has been around since 2001, I still identify. We're still small & reinventing ourselves so it feels quite similar. Nice to have company.

]]> By: Chris Lee http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8713 Chris Lee Wed, 21 Oct 2009 05:16:30 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8713 Nice post. Even though our company has been around since 2001, I still identify. We're still small & reinventing ourselves so it feels quite similar. Nice to have company. Nice post. Even though our company has been around since 2001, I still identify. We're still small & reinventing ourselves so it feels quite similar. Nice to have company.

]]> By: jvaudreuil http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8821 jvaudreuil Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:42:53 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8821 I had six months running the daily operations and sales of a start-up (yhen the investors argued over commitments and direction, pulling the plug). It was not difficult for me. Something in my blood craved making major decisions after seeing an opportunity. I had swagger. I loved it. A switch had flipped and I was let loose on an industry.<br><br>Why? I spent a few years in outside sales before taking the reigns of a start-up. Boy, did that experience whip me into shape, push my boundaries, and make me understand the true meaning of burnout for myself (and I thought college could be draining).<br><br>We all go through it in our own way. Hitting that wall the first time hurts like nothing else.<br><br>Enjoy this part of the lifestyle, it only gets easier. I had six months running the daily operations and sales of a start-up (yhen the investors argued over commitments and direction, pulling the plug). It was not difficult for me. Something in my blood craved making major decisions after seeing an opportunity. I had swagger. I loved it. A switch had flipped and I was let loose on an industry.

Why? I spent a few years in outside sales before taking the reigns of a start-up. Boy, did that experience whip me into shape, push my boundaries, and make me understand the true meaning of burnout for myself (and I thought college could be draining).

We all go through it in our own way. Hitting that wall the first time hurts like nothing else.

Enjoy this part of the lifestyle, it only gets easier.

]]> By: jvaudreuil http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8712 jvaudreuil Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:42:53 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8712 I had six months running the daily operations and sales of a start-up (yhen the investors argued over commitments and direction, pulling the plug). It was not difficult for me. Something in my blood craved making major decisions after seeing an opportunity. I had swagger. I loved it. A switch had flipped and I was let loose on an industry.<br><br>Why? I spent a few years in outside sales before taking the reigns of a start-up. Boy, did that experience whip me into shape, push my boundaries, and make me understand the true meaning of burnout for myself (and I thought college could be draining).<br><br>We all go through it in our own way. Hitting that wall the first time hurts like nothing else.<br><br>Enjoy this part of the lifestyle, it only gets easier. I had six months running the daily operations and sales of a start-up (yhen the investors argued over commitments and direction, pulling the plug). It was not difficult for me. Something in my blood craved making major decisions after seeing an opportunity. I had swagger. I loved it. A switch had flipped and I was let loose on an industry.

Why? I spent a few years in outside sales before taking the reigns of a start-up. Boy, did that experience whip me into shape, push my boundaries, and make me understand the true meaning of burnout for myself (and I thought college could be draining).

We all go through it in our own way. Hitting that wall the first time hurts like nothing else.

Enjoy this part of the lifestyle, it only gets easier.

]]> By: John Fischer http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8820 John Fischer Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:14:01 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8820 When I started StickerGiant I had just come off the failure of my efforts to startup <a href="http://WholeFoods.com" rel="nofollow">WholeFoods.com</a>, that was a broken femur. I started StickerGiant because it was a plan I could do myself without funding. I checked the job boards everyday until my first employee came on board... after that I embraced the fear and proceeded to cut myself many times...... I healed and StickerGiant grew. we are now 15 people and profitable, I cut myself less often now... When I started StickerGiant I had just come off the failure of my efforts to startup WholeFoods.com, that was a broken femur. I started StickerGiant because it was a plan I could do myself without funding. I checked the job boards everyday until my first employee came on board… after that I embraced the fear and proceeded to cut myself many times…… I healed and StickerGiant grew. we are now 15 people and profitable, I cut myself less often now…

]]> By: John Fischer http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8710 John Fischer Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:14:01 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8710 When I started StickerGiant I had just come off the failure of my efforts to startup <a href="http://WholeFoods.com" rel="nofollow">WholeFoods.com</a>, that was a broken femur. I started StickerGiant because it was a plan I could do myself without funding. I checked the job boards everyday until my first employee came on board... after that I embraced the fear and proceeded to cut myself many times...... I healed and StickerGiant grew. we are now 15 people and profitable, I cut myself less often now... When I started StickerGiant I had just come off the failure of my efforts to startup WholeFoods.com, that was a broken femur. I started StickerGiant because it was a plan I could do myself without funding. I checked the job boards everyday until my first employee came on board… after that I embraced the fear and proceeded to cut myself many times…… I healed and StickerGiant grew. we are now 15 people and profitable, I cut myself less often now…

]]> By: How To: Be A Damn Human http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8709 How To: Be A Damn Human Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:02:59 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8709 [...] your strengths, acknowledging your weaknesses and sharing both with your customers. It’s about bleeding yourself. And while getting over the fear of bleeding may be hard, the actual act really [...] [...] your strengths, acknowledging your weaknesses and sharing both with your customers. It’s about bleeding yourself. And while getting over the fear of bleeding may be hard, the actual act really [...]

]]> By: micah http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8817 micah Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:11:24 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8817 Personally, I like to not care about the trees and just barrel through the course. Small things like trees are too much worry for me! :) Personally, I like to not care about the trees and just barrel through the course. Small things like trees are too much worry for me! :)

]]> By: micah http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8708 micah Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:11:24 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8708 Personally, I like to not care about the trees and just barrel through the course. Small things like trees are too much worry for me! :) Personally, I like to not care about the trees and just barrel through the course. Small things like trees are too much worry for me! :)

]]> By: Himanshu Sahani http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8819 Himanshu Sahani Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:28:36 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8819 This post needs a standing ovation This post needs a standing ovation

]]> By: Himanshu Sahani http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8707 Himanshu Sahani Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:28:36 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8707 This post needs a standing ovation This post needs a standing ovation

]]> By: ASKJDOG http://learntoduck.com/startups/i-bleed/comment-page-1#comment-8818 ASKJDOG Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:00:24 +0000 http://learntoduck.com/?p=966#comment-8818 Great post of your thoughts, and from my experience very true. Remember to also notice, and celebrate the successes along the way.. it makes it all worth it! Great post of your thoughts, and from my experience very true. Remember to also notice, and celebrate the successes along the way.. it makes it all worth it!

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