The Doom of the bridges
Based on these personal experience, I think the most important thing is to have the determination to burn the bridges. Yesterday read "http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/9293.html" > Sun Tzu in the Art of war there is a word, called dead and Raw, death is no room for offense and defense, if there is the raw.
In fact, I think entrepreneurship is a death, no advance and defensive, should be all your enthusiasm and learning ability to put all in. I made three companies, this is the fourth one, never took or reimbursed a penny in the company, also did not get the salary, until a year ago I owed people's money. If you have such a determination, you may be able to start a business.
Improve learning ability and keep learning
The second element is learning ability, which is very important. The market we are facing is changeable, each month is not the same as last month, so we must constantly adapt to the new situation.
What is learning ability? At the very least, use the Internet, professional magazines and newspapers to read the relevant knowledge. Second, must communicate with the most cattle in the industry, and to communicate with different people. Set yourself a goal, meet a few people every day, and if you don't have time, call a person or two people to communicate. I believe that if you spend a lot of time studying and communicating every day, you are likely to win in this competition.
and VC communication Integrity is the most promising
The third element is to communicate with VC, which is extremely important. The VC must speak good faith, integrity is the most promising, no one VC is willing to invest in the lack of integrity of enterprises. The main point of communication is to take their own experience, if you are VC, what will you do to me. If you can exchange with VC thinking, I want to get VC time will not be very far.
In addition, there is a way of communication, not all entrepreneurs have the opportunity to have a lot of VC have very good communication, or have enough time to communicate. If it is really a good project, you can find some intermediary agencies, or find some more senior entrepreneurs, the average entrepreneur is willing to help those who want to do things. If you find him, he will generally know some VC, if he thought the project is better, he will be willing to help you introduce a few VC. After all, VC is also looking for projects.
So I think this is the three point, the first is to start as your life to do, as a death, the second is to have the ability to learn; third, the communication with VC is extremely important.
(Excerpts from the April 21, 2007 webmaster meeting guests Talk Content)