Keep Trying
“They are not afraid if a few turn out to be flops. Finding great new product ideas for Google is a statistical process. Google is investing in good people and is letting them be creative.”
Our company has been in business coming up four and half years now. I’m pleased that the corporate thinking encouraging trying new things (and being aware that some, maybe even most, fail) is part of our culture. It isn’t easy, especially as we get bigger. Sometimes I think we look back on them as mistakes that were too costly, but actually we did them in a controlled way and we moved on when they didn’t gain traction. We’re still here…and growing…and we’re going to keep trying and failing (don’t worry a few will stick big time).
One last thought (as the article mentions), I almost never think about our competition, I know we have some, but they aren’t on my radar.