37 signals blogs about how when you’re starting a business, most muddle through it. They have no idea their company will one day be big. They essentially wing it.

“No one actually knows what they’re doing”

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Great article yesterday about Back to Basics. When their management reached their capacity, they didn’t get more cash by going public, they hired people more experienced in running larger companies. I respect that. I’ve worked for startups and they’ve all hit this stage. Some of them got outside help and stayed around. Most didn’t and are out of business. It’s always a pain point… success can kill you just as much as failure if you don’t manage it well.

One Response to “starting a business”

1. Anonymous Says:
   December 28th, 2005 at 11:47 am

   360 degree turns make you going in the same direction. 180 degree turn is a turn in the opposite direction.

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