Comments on: the dip http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2008/03/the-dip/ Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:32:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: malvasia bianca » Blog Archive » nlp, motivation, success http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2008/03/the-dip/#comment-98056 malvasia bianca » Blog Archive » nlp, motivation, success Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:04:30 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/?p=747#comment-98056 [...] list also sheds an interesting light on Seth Godin’s The Dip. I blogged before about my mixed feeling towards the book: I initially found it seductive, but when I thought about [...] [...] list also sheds an interesting light on Seth Godin’s The Dip. I blogged before about my mixed feeling towards the book: I initially found it seductive, but when I thought about [...]

]]> By: Bill Tozier http://malvasiabianca.org/archives/2008/03/the-dip/#comment-87410 Bill Tozier Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:59:00 +0000 http://malvasiabianca.org/?p=747#comment-87410 I went to see Godin give his spiel here in Ann Arbor, and ended up with five copies of <i>The Dip</i> as a result. We have a fundamental philosophical difference, he and I. Like many first-time investors, and people who don't think very much about business plans at all (which is surprising), he focuses on being <i>best</i>. But he never really talks about risk very much, and like many smart people he doesn't (as far as I know) understand multiple objectives. Doesn't get that "faster and more dangerous" cannot be considered better or worse than "slower and safer", if you're trying to be both fast and safe. So, either intentionally or through shoddy writing, he just doesn't get the whole point that being <i>consistently</i> second-best is often better as a business strategy (and personal strategy) for some of us than being best, once. Basically the whole (little) book boils down to "know when to fish or cut bait." But then again, his goals are made pretty plain by the marketing and phrasing throughout.... I went to see Godin give his spiel here in Ann Arbor, and ended up with five copies of The Dip as a result. We have a fundamental philosophical difference, he and I.

Like many first-time investors, and people who don’t think very much about business plans at all (which is surprising), he focuses on being best. But he never really talks about risk very much, and like many smart people he doesn’t (as far as I know) understand multiple objectives. Doesn’t get that “faster and more dangerous” cannot be considered better or worse than “slower and safer”, if you’re trying to be both fast and safe.

So, either intentionally or through shoddy writing, he just doesn’t get the whole point that being consistently second-best is often better as a business strategy (and personal strategy) for some of us than being best, once.

Basically the whole (little) book boils down to “know when to fish or cut bait.” But then again, his goals are made pretty plain by the marketing and phrasing throughout….

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