Grit and Gumption
The rules are made. The plan is set. This time next week, my products will be in the hands of consumers. Not to take home mind you, but to critique if they would like. Anxiety is raging in full force. What if they like my products? What if they don't? And scariest of all, what if they don't care either way?
I think the biggest fear of any small business is going unnoticed. If I were to sit at a table with all my games and not have anyone come over to give me any sort of feedback, I'd be crushed. Even those who came and only looked at my products and told me they hated it because of A, B, and C, would help! I could take that criticism, and make a product out of it!
This is where the gumption comes in. It is difficult to start a business. Everybody knows that, yet many people start one up anyways thinking theirs will be different doing nothing different! It doesn't take gumption to start a business. It takes gumption to plan and prepare and look at things differently so that when you do start a business, it isn't for naught!
I am not going to this convention to sell my games. I am looking for market research, and even if no one ends up coming to my table, market research has been done. I will know that my products do not say "hey, listen!"
This is where the grit comes in. Hope is not lost. Giving up is not an option. The drawing board is a man's best tool. These two things combined, grit and gumption, create the strongest bond there is. All entrepreneurs worth their salt need not only each of these separately, but the understanding of how they must work together.
Reading the E-myth Revisited, I found that the book was not written for me. It is written for technicians (those who excel at making a product) who become entrepreneurs. My business is not centered around my products. If my products fail, that is unfortunate. I will not allow my business to follow. Changes will have to be made for sure, but the business is built on stronger stuff than mere games. It is built on a vision and visions are only as good as they are implemented.
I think the biggest fear of any small business is going unnoticed. If I were to sit at a table with all my games and not have anyone come over to give me any sort of feedback, I'd be crushed. Even those who came and only looked at my products and told me they hated it because of A, B, and C, would help! I could take that criticism, and make a product out of it!
This is where the gumption comes in. It is difficult to start a business. Everybody knows that, yet many people start one up anyways thinking theirs will be different doing nothing different! It doesn't take gumption to start a business. It takes gumption to plan and prepare and look at things differently so that when you do start a business, it isn't for naught!
I am not going to this convention to sell my games. I am looking for market research, and even if no one ends up coming to my table, market research has been done. I will know that my products do not say "hey, listen!"
This is where the grit comes in. Hope is not lost. Giving up is not an option. The drawing board is a man's best tool. These two things combined, grit and gumption, create the strongest bond there is. All entrepreneurs worth their salt need not only each of these separately, but the understanding of how they must work together.
Reading the E-myth Revisited, I found that the book was not written for me. It is written for technicians (those who excel at making a product) who become entrepreneurs. My business is not centered around my products. If my products fail, that is unfortunate. I will not allow my business to follow. Changes will have to be made for sure, but the business is built on stronger stuff than mere games. It is built on a vision and visions are only as good as they are implemented.
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