By the time that product is ready to be distributed widely, it will already have established customers.
Eric RiesMeritocracy is a good thing. Whenever possibly, people should be judged based on their work and results, not superficial qualities.
Eric RiesThe goal of every startup experiment is to discover how to build a sustainable business around that vision.
Eric RiesScience and vision are not opposites or even at odds. They need each other. I sometimes hear other startup folks say something along the lines of: 'If entrepreneurship was a science, then anyone could do it.' I'd like to point out that even science is a science, and still very few people can do it, let alone do it well.
Eric Ries