Comments on: Kite surfing, startups and the power band http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/ Sean Tierney's Blog Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: Quora http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/comment-page-1/#comment-454847 Quora Tue, 08 Feb 2011 04:02:52 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/#comment-454847 <strong>What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur?...</strong> This will sound completely off the wall but "be good at wind sports" (yes as in sailing, wind surfing, kiteboarding, etc). Some of the best entrepreneurs I've followed are naturals at wind sports and I believe it's not coincidence. There are a ton ... What does it take to be a successful entrepreneur?…

This will sound completely off the wall but “be good at wind sports” (yes as in sailing, wind surfing, kiteboarding, etc). Some of the best entrepreneurs I’ve followed are naturals at wind sports and I believe it’s not coincidence. There are a ton …

]]> By: Scrollin’ On Dubs » Blog Archive » Resisting the temptation to fight the wind http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/comment-page-1/#comment-174662 Scrollin’ On Dubs » Blog Archive » Resisting the temptation to fight the wind Fri, 02 May 2008 06:25:23 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/#comment-174662 [...] There are a lot of parallels between wind sports and startups. One thing we’ve encountered lately with JumpBox is something I can only describe as the tendency to “fight the wind” in our desire to artificially accelerate the pace of adoption. Everyone who’s tried to wind surf for the first time falls into the trap of trying to muscle the sail into position instead of respecting the wind and working with it. You end up completely wearing yourself out on that first day. By day two you’re so physically exhausted that your only option is to learn to work with the wind. [...] [...] There are a lot of parallels between wind sports and startups. One thing we’ve encountered lately with JumpBox is something I can only describe as the tendency to “fight the wind” in our desire to artificially accelerate the pace of adoption. Everyone who’s tried to wind surf for the first time falls into the trap of trying to muscle the sail into position instead of respecting the wind and working with it. You end up completely wearing yourself out on that first day. By day two you’re so physically exhausted that your only option is to learn to work with the wind. [...]

]]> By: Jinsheng Qu http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/comment-page-1/#comment-69394 Jinsheng Qu Thu, 19 Jul 2007 02:40:58 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/#comment-69394 Dear Sirs We are one exporter of landwing in Shandong,China. The landwing is new wind sport way. It can help the player of ln-line skate to move by wind power on the land. We have two size Landwing as follow: Effective Area Size 2.8m2 297cm*140cm 3.9m2 340cm*155cm If you are interest this products. Please contact us freely. We can send some pictures for your reference. Hope your early reply. Best Regards Jinsheng Qu Weifang Ruifeng Artex Co.,Ltd. Weifang,Shandong,China E-mail:qjs3398@hotmail.com Dear Sirs
We are one exporter of landwing in Shandong,China.
The landwing is new wind sport way.
It can help the player of ln-line skate to move by wind power on the land.
We have two size Landwing as follow:
Effective Area Size
2.8m2 297cm*140cm
3.9m2 340cm*155cm

If you are interest this products.
Please contact us freely.
We can send some pictures for your reference.

Hope your early reply.

Best Regards

Jinsheng Qu
Weifang Ruifeng Artex Co.,Ltd.
Weifang,Shandong,China
E-mail:qjs3398@hotmail.com

]]> By: Grid7 - Build something. BIGGER. - FAW #10: Mike Lazaridis of Research in Motion http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/comment-page-1/#comment-53534 Grid7 - Build something. BIGGER. - FAW #10: Mike Lazaridis of Research in Motion Fri, 01 Jun 2007 15:56:25 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/#comment-53534 [...] When we originally started JumpBox we had the idea that we’d create the toolset that allowed software vendors to turn their existing software applications into appliances. We saw the opportunity around virtual appliances and thought that seemed like a good way to tackle it. We eventually shifted the approach from building the toolset towards selling Open Source applications as appliances ourselves. The ultimate endpoint that we see remains the same but we had to change up the path to get there based on factors like 1) we have limited sales experience 2) our platform wasn’t very mature at the time 3) rPath - a competitor under that scenario - had already thouroughly canvassed the world of software providers with this proposition. The “tricky stuff” as Lazaridis says, is in finding how to become sustainable, how to tack with the wind while moving continuously towards the desired destination. [...] [...] When we originally started JumpBox we had the idea that we’d create the toolset that allowed software vendors to turn their existing software applications into appliances. We saw the opportunity around virtual appliances and thought that seemed like a good way to tackle it. We eventually shifted the approach from building the toolset towards selling Open Source applications as appliances ourselves. The ultimate endpoint that we see remains the same but we had to change up the path to get there based on factors like 1) we have limited sales experience 2) our platform wasn’t very mature at the time 3) rPath – a competitor under that scenario – had already thouroughly canvassed the world of software providers with this proposition. The “tricky stuff” as Lazaridis says, is in finding how to become sustainable, how to tack with the wind while moving continuously towards the desired destination. [...]

]]> By: Fabrice Grinda: Musings of an Entrepreneur » Kite boarding and entrepreneurship http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/comment-page-1/#comment-29151 Fabrice Grinda: Musings of an Entrepreneur » Kite boarding and entrepreneurship Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:56:38 +0000 http://67.106.82.230/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/#comment-29151 [...] According to Sean Tierney, a young entrepreneur and founder of Jumpbox, it’s not just that entrepreneurs are attracted to those sports, but entrepreneurs have a lot to learn from a sport like kite boarding. You can read his fun analysis at: http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/ February 13th 2007 Posted to Entrepreneurship [...] [...] According to Sean Tierney, a young entrepreneur and founder of Jumpbox, it’s not just that entrepreneurs are attracted to those sports, but entrepreneurs have a lot to learn from a sport like kite boarding. You can read his fun analysis at: http://www.scrollinondubs.com/2007/02/08/kite-surfing-startups-and-the-power-band/ February 13th 2007 Posted to Entrepreneurship [...]

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