Comments on: Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/ Entrepreneurship, marketing, personal devlelopment Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:22:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jennifer_Miller http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-15865 Jennifer_Miller Wed, 02 Jun 2010 10:40:57 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-15865 Isn't it interesting how much we can learn from nature? I know when Civil Engineers are looking to design new roads, they watch ant colonies to review and assess traffic management in nature! Isn’t it interesting how much we can learn from nature?

I know when Civil Engineers are looking to design new roads, they watch ant colonies to review and assess traffic management in nature!

]]> By: Maggie Mae http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13777 Maggie Mae Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:50:48 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13777 Or do I? Picking a favorite from the litter and nurturing that one while allowing the others to fend for themselves (fly or flop)once out of the nest? Could be thought of as quitting on that baby. Thinking about giving birth versus actually having doing it and then nurturing the offspring to successful completion as appropriate... And how long before you realize that offspring isn't going to make it? Do you boot it from the nest? Alter your approach to flight? That's the question. Once birthed, should we not give it our all? And then, going back to the employee analogy, if nothing you do seems to work, then cut it loose? Or do I? Picking a favorite from the litter and nurturing that one while allowing the others to fend for themselves (fly or flop)once out of the nest? Could be thought of as quitting on that baby. Thinking about giving birth versus actually having doing it and then nurturing the offspring to successful completion as appropriate… And how long before you realize that offspring isn’t going to make it? Do you boot it from the nest? Alter your approach to flight? That’s the question. Once birthed, should we not give it our all? And then, going back to the employee analogy, if nothing you do seems to work, then cut it loose?

]]> By: Maggie Mae http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13776 Maggie Mae Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:38:58 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13776 Shocking... but, if entrepreneurs eating their young is an analogy for letting go of inappropriate employees who aren't going to make it in the business at hand so they can go find their own niche -- a principle my Dad expressed about his employees and one I used when I had folks working for me -- then we're doing them a favor, right? Perhaps kicking them out of the nest would have been a kinder, gentler analogy but, in my very own way, I get it! Shocking… but, if entrepreneurs eating their young is an analogy for letting go of inappropriate employees who aren’t going to make it in the business at hand so they can go find their own niche — a principle my Dad expressed about his employees and one I used when I had folks working for me — then we’re doing them a favor, right? Perhaps kicking them out of the nest would have been a kinder, gentler analogy but, in my very own way, I get it!

]]> By: Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 3/12/10 | Heather Villa http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13768 Weekend Reading: My fav’s from this week: 3/12/10 | Heather Villa Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:45:35 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13768 [...] Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young – Jonathan Fields says it best – ” Entrepreneurs often get so emotionally-wed to their babies, they lose the ability to make good decisions”. He actually provides some information taken from a study by Hope Klug and uses it to the relationship between entrepreneurs and their still wet behind the ears followers. [...] [...] Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young – Jonathan Fields says it best – ” Entrepreneurs often get so emotionally-wed to their babies, they lose the ability to make good decisions”. He actually provides some information taken from a study by Hope Klug and uses it to the relationship between entrepreneurs and their still wet behind the ears followers. [...]

]]> By: Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young « DP Bullington's Blog http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13747 Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young « DP Bullington's Blog Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:47:32 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13747 [...] 11, 2010 Dale Bullington Leave a comment Go to comments Jonathan Fields wrote an article called Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young. He analyzed an interesting study done by Hope Klug and Michael Bonsall who studied why some animals [...] [...] 11, 2010 Dale Bullington Leave a comment Go to comments Jonathan Fields wrote an article called Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young. He analyzed an interesting study done by Hope Klug and Michael Bonsall who studied why some animals [...]

]]> By: Lisa Rizzio http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13738 Lisa Rizzio Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:40:49 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13738 Huh. Reminds of George W. and his Iraq war. Talk about feeding the runts! Huh. Reminds of George W. and his Iraq war. Talk about feeding the runts!

]]> By: 7 Sneaky Ways to Write Irresistible Headlines http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13719 7 Sneaky Ways to Write Irresistible Headlines Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:23:29 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13719 [...] Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young [...] [...] Why Entrepreneurs Should Eat Their Young [...]

]]> By: Joel D Canfield, Chief Heretic http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13716 Joel D Canfield, Chief Heretic Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:27:25 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13716 a) I'm a sparkle-brain, and while I've learned to kill off my darling phrases whilst writing, I have a hard time culling projects which are cuter than a warthog's, um, whatever 2) Being of a fairly sensitive stomach, I skipped over some of the italicised text; hope I didn't miss anything Last) Isn't the picture of the warthog, like, a mixed metaphor or something? They don't eat their young, but they have young only a mother could eat. Love. I meant love. But, roast warthog; gotta be better than roast wolf spider. a) I’m a sparkle-brain, and while I’ve learned to kill off my darling phrases whilst writing, I have a hard time culling projects which are cuter than a warthog’s, um, whatever

2) Being of a fairly sensitive stomach, I skipped over some of the italicised text; hope I didn’t miss anything

Last) Isn’t the picture of the warthog, like, a mixed metaphor or something? They don’t eat their young, but they have young only a mother could eat. Love. I meant love.

But, roast warthog; gotta be better than roast wolf spider.

]]> By: Melinda | SuperWAHM http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13671 Melinda | SuperWAHM Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:58:56 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13671 "Parents of teenagers understand why some animals eat their young" I'm another who has hung onto my babies for way too long. The relief of finallly letting go is incredible, it's such a weight off and you wonder why you didn't let it go earlier. I think it's because, as entrepreneurs, we tend to put so much of ourselves into every part of our business - just like our kids - and we take failures very personally. We need to remember it's really not about us, it's about our clients and their needs. If we put out a product that doesn't fulfil a need then it deserves to die. Not sure I want to tie that one into the 'eating your young' analogy, LOL. Oh, and BTW, we have Wolf Spiders in the backyard (Australia) they dig holes in the ground and come out at night. *shudders* “Parents of teenagers understand why some animals eat their young”

I’m another who has hung onto my babies for way too long. The relief of finallly letting go is incredible, it’s such a weight off and you wonder why you didn’t let it go earlier. I think it’s because, as entrepreneurs, we tend to put so much of ourselves into every part of our business – just like our kids – and we take failures very personally.

We need to remember it’s really not about us, it’s about our clients and their needs. If we put out a product that doesn’t fulfil a need then it deserves to die. Not sure I want to tie that one into the ‘eating your young’ analogy, LOL.

Oh, and BTW, we have Wolf Spiders in the backyard (Australia) they dig holes in the ground and come out at night. *shudders*

]]> By: Katherine http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/entrepreneurs-eat-young/#comment-13665 Katherine Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:41:14 +0000 http://www.jonathanfields.com/blog/?p=3412#comment-13665 Shocking? Yes. Disturbing? Quite possibly. But then again, sometimes a good boot back into the Darwinian reality is worthwhile. All ideas are not created equal after all. Thank you for your thoughs - from an entrepreneurial dreamer who sometimes tries to nurture too many babies. Shocking? Yes. Disturbing? Quite possibly.

But then again, sometimes a good boot back into the Darwinian reality is worthwhile. All ideas are not created equal after all.

Thank you for your thoughs – from an entrepreneurial dreamer who sometimes tries to nurture too many babies.

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