Comments on: Running The Marathon http://www.sproutly.com/2009/02/02/running-the-marathon/ A Blog for Young and Growing Entrepreneurs Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:29:47 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: oil rig jobs http://www.sproutly.com/2009/02/02/running-the-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-896 oil rig jobs Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:35:20 +0000 http://www.sproutly.com/?p=299#comment-896 Oh!...that's great helpful, it's so right to me! Million thanks for the article, Oh!…that's great helpful, it's so right to me! Million thanks for the article,

]]> By: Tamisha blog http://www.sproutly.com/2009/02/02/running-the-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Tamisha blog Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:30:32 +0000 http://www.sproutly.com/?p=299#comment-873 Excellently written article, if only all bloggers offered the same content as you, the internet would be a much better place. Please keep it up! Cheers. Excellently written article, if only all bloggers offered the same content as you, the internet would be a much better place. Please keep it up! Cheers.

]]> By: Free Classifieds http://www.sproutly.com/2009/02/02/running-the-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-841 Free Classifieds Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:41:56 +0000 http://www.sproutly.com/?p=299#comment-841 The weird thing is that you can think of and develop an idea in a very short period yet traction can often take months if not years, then there's monetization which can take even longer. The weird thing is that you can think of and develop an idea in a very short period yet traction can often take months if not years, then there's monetization which can take even longer.

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]]> By: Alexander MacGregor http://www.sproutly.com/2009/02/02/running-the-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-339 Alexander MacGregor Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:46:19 +0000 http://www.sproutly.com/?p=299#comment-339 I think it was Kevin Rose at last year's Web 2.0 Summit that said something along similar lines. When you look at the biggest web startups, some you've mentioned above e.g Facebook, Google etc, they've all been around for roughly 4 years.<br><br>The weird thing is that you can think of and develop an idea in a very short period yet traction can often take months if not years, then there's monetization which can take even longer. I think it was Kevin Rose at last year's Web 2.0 Summit that said something along similar lines. When you look at the biggest web startups, some you've mentioned above e.g Facebook, Google etc, they've all been around for roughly 4 years.

The weird thing is that you can think of and develop an idea in a very short period yet traction can often take months if not years, then there's monetization which can take even longer.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.sproutly.com/2009/02/02/running-the-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Jeff Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:19:31 +0000 http://www.sproutly.com/?p=299#comment-338 hmm good point. gotta keep the users happy. hmm good point. gotta keep the users happy.

]]> By: caseyho http://www.sproutly.com/2009/02/02/running-the-marathon/comment-page-1/#comment-337 caseyho Mon, 02 Feb 2009 17:25:36 +0000 http://www.sproutly.com/?p=299#comment-337 Even if you don't hit a home run, it's important to make sure you users use the product as you expect them to, and that the current ones stick around.<br><br>If neither is occurring, then there is an argument to be made for getting out. Even if you don't hit a home run, it's important to make sure you users use the product as you expect them to, and that the current ones stick around.

If neither is occurring, then there is an argument to be made for getting out.

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