Startup tips: 4 main things, which can interrupt you
Hi, to all. Today I want to share some ideas about things, which can interrupt all working process in any startup or successful product. And I'm sure, that everybody knows or feel something similar at some time. Of course, I encountered with this early by myself and I think, this tips will be helpful for all businessman and managers.
Fear
Main and the most famous thing which look like a thought "I'm a loser". For example, you are a cool programmer, who can make real great apps. And if you afraid to hear, that you are not a good coder (or your product is bullshit), you can continue to coding your project "under the table" and don't visit some meet and conferences to "sell" your product. And yes, this is a good way to hide your head into the sand and live your boring life in this fear. And I told not only about programmers. It's funny because programmers afraid to work with "sales" and product managers afraid to work with "coding". When I say "work" I mean simple understanding "how it works" and some attempts to use this in your life. All this guys afraid to make big small changes and understand this simple idea because they... afraid to change something in their life.I don't want to say something about this more, but just you know - this fear leave you after your first successful action/product. Even if you mistake don't forget about «failed entrepreneur = experienced entrepreneur».Comfort zone
This is my favorite thing which connected with fear. A comfort zone is a place when you feeling well. Boring but stable job, the unsuccessful but dear project (or some stage in this project), bad city, etc. You love this "place" because you think, that nothing goes wrong. If nothing goes wrong you feel your safety. Be sure, that this "safety" is misleading. Once, something really wrong will happen with you (or your product) and you will be in real looser position because you lose your time and chance to change something before. Try to feel your comfort zone and be very careful (periodically) when you stay in it.Stupor
This is some gift from our mother-nature. I don't know why this thing happen. But this is a fact - it's a time when you or your product stops in development or grow. I think there three main reasons:- You have some non-standard situation. It looks like when the victim sees the hunter and freezes (back to point about fear). Shake your head and try to think from the beginning.
- You have some psychological factors. You lose your interest, you have a depression, scuffling with details etc. Stop doing this and don't be a rag.
- Your skills factors. Your brain could be freeze because you don't have any skills to resolve this question. It's not dangerous if you feel and understand this. It's easy - hire a professional employee or learn yourself.