I think this is a pretty true thing when you are developing anything. I’ve had a number of things fail over the past years and a few successes. As danielle can atest to, it isn’t easy and it is a journey… its the sum of experiences that lead you to a certain business or a certain understanding about the world around you that helps your business to take off.

I’ve been in businesses in the past where heart was not and really the “experiments” of business have more to do with experience and knowledge gained than anything else. I’ve tried to have “the plan” but the only problem with that is that they aren’t fluid… plans change and so do people. If you love what it is that you do that’s great and if not you are in the wrong business. The only question is “How do i get there?” And the answer for that is different for everyone. Enough ranting for now. Cheers

Luc

I think you’re absolutely right. Perhaps in years gone by the grand plan concept was the best approach to growing a business, but I think today’s world moves too quickly and is just too volatile for that approach. I’ve only been in business a very short while, but I’ve come to believe that, while you do need a big picture direction, it’s a case of tuning into the rhythm of the market via experiments, and being alert to alternative approaches and opportunities that aren’t in “the plan”.

And I love the optimism in your last sentence!

Regards, Danielle

In all honesty, I’m not following the content of the site very closely at the moment, but I’m fascinated with how the site is growing and developing. It’s a great example of how a business can evolve and change until you get it to work.

I used to think of business as something that had to start out with this grand plan detailing everything the business would ever become. I now realise that’s not the case. It’s more like a series of experiments that either work and grow, or fail and die.

Unless you become emotionally attached to a bad idea, you almost can’t fail.