Comments on: startups as the path to enlightenment http://blog.ginsudo.com/2009/05/27/startups-as-the-path-to-enlightenment/ the way of ginsu Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:36:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: rightasrain http://blog.ginsudo.com/2009/05/27/startups-as-the-path-to-enlightenment/#comment-95 rightasrain Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:28:06 +0000 http://blog.ginsudo.com/?p=342#comment-95 ok, but I guess that is also kinda my point... A start-up company is really only an aggregate of the strengths/weakness of the start-up team plus their shared vision. The company is part of what is created through the stages you detail nicely. From the external perspective you can look at the progress, but that is analytical dissection not the heart of the journey. (btw love the word fatuous.../me makes note to use more often). ok, but I guess that is also kinda my point… A start-up company is really only an aggregate of the strengths/weakness of the start-up team plus their shared vision. The company is part of what is created through the stages you detail nicely. From the external perspective you can look at the progress, but that is analytical dissection not the heart of the journey.

(btw love the word fatuous…/me makes note to use more often).

]]> By: ginsu http://blog.ginsudo.com/2009/05/27/startups-as-the-path-to-enlightenment/#comment-94 ginsu Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:18:06 +0000 http://blog.ginsudo.com/?p=342#comment-94 @rightasrain - I couldn't agree more that personal development as an individual and collective is the most reliably rewarding path in any successful career or company. I've thought for some time that entrepreneurialism is an exercise in Maslovian self-actualization - a good topic for another post. However, personal development is not the main topic of this post, notwithstanding the fatuous comparison to Buddhism. Here I'm trying to define company stages, not personal ones - after all, either a complete fool or a fully enlightened person can choose to start a company, so personal development stages do not correspond to company development stages, even though the percentage of enlightened personnel in the company may have some correlation to its success in moving through stages. @rightasrain – I couldn’t agree more that personal development as an individual and collective is the most reliably rewarding path in any successful career or company. I’ve thought for some time that entrepreneurialism is an exercise in Maslovian self-actualization – a good topic for another post.

However, personal development is not the main topic of this post, notwithstanding the fatuous comparison to Buddhism. Here I’m trying to define company stages, not personal ones – after all, either a complete fool or a fully enlightened person can choose to start a company, so personal development stages do not correspond to company development stages, even though the percentage of enlightened personnel in the company may have some correlation to its success in moving through stages.

]]> By: rightasrain http://blog.ginsudo.com/2009/05/27/startups-as-the-path-to-enlightenment/#comment-93 rightasrain Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:42:46 +0000 http://blog.ginsudo.com/?p=342#comment-93 Gene--I'm not an expert on Buddhism, but been around a few start-ups and I really think you are missing the key point of enlightenment in your post. Start-up often put pressure on individuals to understand themselves--mainly their weaknesses. The fulfilling path IMHO is that you can build a team of people to support your collective weakness to become a company and also learn about your customers and where you can add value to them. Product is perhaps technically challenging, but in terms of life experience gaining personal value from people and for people is most rewarding. Gene–I’m not an expert on Buddhism, but been around a few start-ups and I really think you are missing the key point of enlightenment in your post. Start-up often put pressure on individuals to understand themselves–mainly their weaknesses. The fulfilling path IMHO is that you can build a team of people to support your collective weakness to become a company and also learn about your customers and where you can add value to them. Product is perhaps technically challenging, but in terms of life experience gaining personal value from people and for people is most rewarding.

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