Comments on: 3 lessons from a web idea that didn’t go anywhere http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/02/14/3-lessons-from-a-web-idea-that-didnt-go-anywhere/ Essays on viral marketing, freemium, and social gaming Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris Yeh http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/02/14/3-lessons-from-a-web-idea-that-didnt-go-anywhere/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Chris Yeh Fri, 16 Feb 2007 07:37:08 +0000 http://andrewchenblog.com/2007/02/14/3-lessons-from-a-web-idea-that-didnt-go-anywhere/#comment-800 <p>Whenever someone comes to me with an ecommerce idea, I tell them to sell some of their stuff on eBay and let me know about the results.</p> <p>One entrepreneur actually refused to do the experiment. "Chris," he said, "I might learn that my idea sucks. I'd rather not know that until after I've raised my money."</p> <p>I think he was missing the point. I'm sad to report that the business failed.</p> Whenever someone comes to me with an ecommerce idea, I tell them to sell some of their stuff on eBay and let me know about the results.

One entrepreneur actually refused to do the experiment. “Chris,” he said, “I might learn that my idea sucks. I’d rather not know that until after I’ve raised my money.”

I think he was missing the point. I’m sad to report that the business failed.

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