Comments on: Expecting and embracing startup rejection

By: Terry Jones » Blog Archive » Brief history of an idea

Terry Jones » Blog Archive » Brief history of an idea — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 09:23:43 +0000

[...] here are the follow-on posts: one rejection and one on passion and [...]

By: FluidDB: One Man’s Mission to Power the Web of Things

FluidDB: One Man’s Mission to Power the Web of Things — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 02:39:56 +0000

[...] The going hasn’t been easy; Jones got ahead of himself with the grand scale of his idea, and was rejected by dozens of VCs in 2007, then was labeled as “the unfundable world-changing startup” in 2008. But [...]

By: terrycojones

terrycojones — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 13:59:46 +0000

Oops! Thanks a lot – fixed now.

By: arunmanoj

arunmanoj — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 12:51:03 +0000

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By: terrycojones

terrycojones — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 07:59:46 +0000

Oops! Thanks a lot – fixed now.

By: arunmanoj

arunmanoj — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 06:51:03 +0000

http://www.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/11/09/brief...
http://www.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/11/10/passi...

LINKS R DEAD...!!!

By: FluidDB: One Man’s Mission to Power the Web of Things

FluidDB: One Man’s Mission to Power the Web of Things — Sat, 29 May 2010 01:40:18 +0000

By: the hive » “Finally Funded” - Lessons Learned from FluidInfo Founder Terry Jones

Tue, 25 May 2010 00:09:17 +0000

[...] to expect and embrace rejection: Jones has written before about the importance of rejection. Although rejection is never fun, it’s important to [...]

By: “Finally Funded” – Lessons Learned from FluidInfo Founder Terry Jones

Mon, 24 May 2010 23:51:19 +0000

[...] to expect and embrace rejection: Jones has written before about the importance of rejection. Although rejection is never fun, it’s important to [...]

By: "Finally Funded" – Lessons Learned from FluidInfo Founder Terry Jones | Technology and Web 2.0

Mon, 24 May 2010 23:19:15 +0000

[...] to expect and embrace rejection: Jones has written before about the importance of rejection. Although rejection is never fun, it’s important to [...]

By: FluidDB » Blog Archive » Anatomy of a funding

FluidDB » Blog Archive » Anatomy of a funding — Mon, 24 May 2010 15:43:35 +0000

[...] was a lot of rejection along the way. I blogged about expecting and embracing startup rejection in Nov 2008. We had to ignore all that, and take heart from the strong support of a few people. [...]

By: timlind

timlind — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:20:32 +0000

Nice post. I have to say though that I'm not sure if timing is really such an issue, it just means that you need to act out each step of the way, instead of jumping right to your end conclusion. Which just means you'll always be planning a step ahead of the competition.

By: Terry Jones

Terry Jones — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:52:01 +0000

Hi Govind

You might like the companion articles too:

http://www.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/11/09/brief-history-of-an-idea/
http://www.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/11/10/passion-and-the-creation-of-highly-non-uniform-value/

I wrote them all in the same night. Best of luck with the mental turmoil! Mine’s far from over too…

Terry

By: terrycojones

terrycojones — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:52:00 +0000

Hi Govind

You might like the companion articles too:

http://www.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/11/09/brief-history-of-an-idea/
http://www.fluidinfo.com/terry/2008/11/10/passion-and-the-creation-of-highly-non-uniform-value/

I wrote them all in the same night. Best of luck with the mental turmoil! Mine’s far from over too…

Terry

By: Govind Kabra

Govind Kabra — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:46:09 +0000

Great article! I reached this page using google search for “startup rejection” as I was struggling with mental turmoil with rejections I am facing at my startup.

By: Govind Kabra

Govind Kabra — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:46:00 +0000

Great article! I reached this page using google search for “startup rejection” as I was struggling with mental turmoil with rejections I am facing at my startup.

By: themanuel

themanuel — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:21:21 +0000

I remember some words by Michael “Air” Jordan in an interview, when someone asked him for his formula of success. He said most of his success came from his failures.

By: themanuel

themanuel — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:21:00 +0000

I remember some words by Michael “Air” Jordan in an interview, when someone asked him for his formula of success. He said most of his success came from his failures.

By: Maria Sipka

Maria Sipka — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:22:34 +0000

Isn’t Esther Dyson the Mother Teresa of start-ups? She deserves to be the greatest angel investor of all times.

As for those VC’s who sit on the side lines too scared to dip their toes into something significant when you need them the most, even though their websites preach innovation, backing the ‘next google’ and making a difference, I hope you never give them the opportunity to ride your wave of success once you reach the tipping point.

A brilliant insight into rejection Terry – an account every entrepreneur should read.

By: Maria Sipka

Maria Sipka — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:22:00 +0000

Isn’t Esther Dyson the Mother Teresa of start-ups? She deserves to be the greatest angel investor of all times.

A brilliant insight into rejection Terry – an account every entrepreneur should read.