Comments on: Business Failures Lesson #2 – Pick the Right Partners

By: Take One Simple Idea Then Run with It | Dare Dreamer Magazine

Take One Simple Idea Then Run with It | Dare Dreamer Magazine — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:01:02 +0000

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By: Michael Nistler

Michael Nistler — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 18:03:03 +0000

Thanks for sharing your insights, Ron – reminded me of a recent Internet Business Mastery podcast:
http://internetbusinessmastery.com/ibm-127-internet-business-partnership

Along the line of filmmaking, out here in the Bay Area, the “Scary Cow” Indy filmmaking group gives folks a taste of working with others on a cooperative arrangements.
http://www.scarycow.com/
At $50/month it offers a good surrogate to see who works well together/plays nice, is committed to completing a project within four month, etc. Aside from the opportunity to do a “test run” like this with prospective business partners, it’s probably wise to start off with some kind of small test project before signing the dotted line.

By: Ron Dawson

Ron Dawson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:49:04 +0000

In reply to human bean design. Ha. That's funny Brian. My list could go pretty long too. But then this blog would have to be called "The Art & Business of Failing Magnificently." Who'd want to read that?!

By: human bean design

human bean design — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:43:40 +0000

I love the book of Proverbs. So much good advice… In the palm of your hand.. I working on a Failure list myself… Fingers are hurting from typing so much.

By: Ron Dawson

Ron Dawson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:45:05 +0000

In reply to GetYerPhil. Glad it struck a cord with you. It is an important decision indeed.

By: GetYerPhil

GetYerPhil — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 17:18:55 +0000

This was a sad but hilarious blog. The part about the gang fight had me laughing-out-loud at work.

I think you hit the nail on the head with “Pick partners who share similar work ethics”. Often times projects and partnerships leave one or two members of the team wondering ‘what just happened’ or ‘why is such and such not finished yet?’ What happened was simple, they don’t see the world the way you do. They don’t live by the same set of rules, ethics and have other priorities and distractions that do NOT involve you.

Well written friend.