Comments on: TIE Entrepreneurial Summit 2007 – The inside scoop http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/ Coffee Sessions for the Industry! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:06:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Arsalan http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-51310 Arsalan Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:09:22 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/#comment-51310 TiE is also going to organize a workshop in Islamabad by Mr. Naeem Zafar who is a successful entrepreneur and Professor at University of California Berkeley. For more Info Please visit http://tiepk.blogspot.com/ TiE is also going to organize a workshop in Islamabad by Mr. Naeem Zafar who is a successful entrepreneur and Professor at University of California Berkeley.
For more Info Please visit
http://tiepk.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Osama A. http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-6145 Osama A. Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:30:25 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/#comment-6145 Yes - a number of the panelists echoed that same view... namely Naeem Zafar from Concordia Ventures who said that one of the big problems of entrepreneurs is that they're targeting investments as their big goal, when they should be finding customers. My thoughts on this is that just like writing down a killer idea on a paper napkin isnt worth much until you actually begin to build the product / business and suffer the pain of reality checks, creating an excel sheet with an arbitrary forecast where you're guessing how the product will sell isnt worth much until you are able to close some accounts. Thats been the thesis of Green & White all along - a "product" is "what someone will pay you for" and building the product is thus inherently iterative and involves customers Yes – a number of the panelists echoed that same view… namely Naeem Zafar from Concordia Ventures who said that one of the big problems of entrepreneurs is that they’re targeting investments as their big goal, when they should be finding customers.

My thoughts on this is that just like writing down a killer idea on a paper napkin isnt worth much until you actually begin to build the product / business and suffer the pain of reality checks, creating an excel sheet with an arbitrary forecast where you’re guessing how the product will sell isnt worth much until you are able to close some accounts.

Thats been the thesis of Green & White all along – a “product” is “what someone will pay you for” and building the product is thus inherently iterative and involves customers

]]> By: Jawwad http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-6143 Jawwad Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:39:38 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/#comment-6143 Would you care to add something about customers being the immediate and short term source of much needed cash, validation and self assurance that you are on the right track. Versus VC's plausible deniability? Would you care to add something about customers being the immediate and short term source of much needed cash, validation and self assurance that you are on the right track. Versus VC’s plausible deniability?

]]> By: Hira Khan http://greenwhite.org/blog/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/comment-page-1/#comment-6138 Hira Khan Tue, 18 Dec 2007 19:31:21 +0000 http://greenwhite.org/2007/12/19/tie-entrepreneurial-summit-2007-the-inside-scoop/#comment-6138 I second Osama on this post. The new people should be introduced rather then "re-telecating" the old serials :) I second Osama on this post. The new people should be introduced rather then “re-telecating” the old serials :)

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