Comments on: What I did before Cult of Analytics? Learned how to fail right

By: B. Feltz

B. Feltz — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:49:54 +0000

I have taken many courses where they say that you will be mentored. If you know someone personally then it works. I have never been that lucky. I learned through trial and error.

By: online-contests

online-contests — Thu, 28 May 2009 16:28:18 +0000

I would love to live the dream, i had fall down many times and pick myself up again n again, hope i will finally suceed

By: Captain Blackbeak

Captain Blackbeak — Sat, 16 May 2009 20:06:56 +0000

@Petri;
Good comment, “No elevator to success you have to use the stairs”. I will use this!

@Jo; Very true and that was a lot of what I did. We did a helluva lot of testing. Edison once said “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” I felt like that, the stuff that works is often the result of simply doing the opposite of what doesn’t. Either way you still have to test.

@Joyce;
Brain Audit is a book I’ve recommended on numerous occasions and everyone who took the advice came back and thanked me for it. It’s arguably the best book I’ve read in this decade. I credit Sean with changing how I think about Marketing and in a lot of ways life generally.

By: JoyceB

JoyceB — Sat, 16 May 2009 16:29:49 +0000

I am glad to see you mention Seth Godin’s blog. Very informative. Upon your recommendation, I am reading “Brain Audit”, will let you know how it goes.

By: Jo Sallu

Jo Sallu — Sat, 16 May 2009 08:28:32 +0000

Well the great thing about business online is you can fail quickly and move on to the next thing just by analysing and testing.

By: Petri Mertanen

Petri Mertanen — Fri, 15 May 2009 06:24:16 +0000

Respect. Made me think. Totally agree with many points. Someone said: “There is no elevator to success, you have to use the stairs.” My hockey story is probably better than job career one, still have to blog my story too, later. Thanks for sharing this Steve!