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But I also saw the movie Lawrence of Arabia, so I am carrying an extra water bottle - just in case. I am sure the customer out there is not an illusion. In my own little company, I think I see an oasis. When you are willing to say that unless we get A or B as a customer or achieve XX dollars in revenue by a certain time, then we do not have a company, it makes it that much easier to pull the plug and let it sink. Imagine playing a round of golf with one ball - lose it and the game is over. When you can do everything, you do nothing. My personal recommendation is to continue to narrow the target area. The good news, we get another chance next Wednesday, and for sure we won’t drop the kite in the water.Ĭelebrate small victories we didn’t sink the boat. A terrible effort, lots of blame to go around. Sure, results matter, but in any failure, there is learning. You cannot make the only reward crossing the finish line. “Acknowledge incremental progress,” she says. She calls them “unlesses.” They are lines in the sand to remind you of rational boundaries. “Add kill criteria to your goal.” Unless certain things happen by a certain time, then you need to stop. The first rule is simple, when the wind shifts, turn the boat. “Set intervals to rerun the cost-benefit analysis of your goal.” I am a sailor. She says that what the entrepreneur should seek is “optimal quitting.” And that is not a lesson that can be book-learned in an MBA class.ĭuke offers three techniques. Sticking with hard-but-worthwhile things is celebrated.” We love the idea of “grit.” It defines your courage, your passion, your commitment - but it can also be the stick in the spokes of your bike that causes the crash landing. It is faced by every entrepreneur at some time on that road.ĭuke says “quitting is stigmatized. I am at the crossroads of throwing in the towel on a deal or pushing just “a little bit longer.” I assure you that I am not unique in this dilemma. This puzzle is personal for me at this moment. For further insight into this danger, please reference The Pentagon Papers.

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