I just read a press release disguised as an article on a new website that “is an integrated web portal that allows people with innovative ideas, talents, and skills to connect with like-minded individuals across the globe to help cultivate those ideas into successful business enterprises.”

Can someone tell me what the hell that means?

Sounds like an electronic club house for ‘wanna-be’s’. And the only one that’s going to turn this shell game into a successful business is the website itself (as long as it can find and attract enough ‘like-minded individuals’ to pay their fare).

The LAST thing you need when starting your business is to hang out with ‘like-minded’ individuals. Think about it, you’re just starting out, meaning that you’re clueless as to what’s coming next. So if you hang out with people just like you, you all end up wandering around in the dark trying to find your way. It’s nothing more than one big distraction with the potential to become a huge pity party when things don’t go right.

Instead go out and find others who have been there, done that and ask for a t-shirt. Get to know the entrepreneurs who’ve been at it 10-20-30 years and hang with them. 

It will help you separate from the back and ensure that you don’t become just another ‘wanna-be’. 

Dwain – The BusinessBiker

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