Do you know when to start?

Seth Godin posted this on his blog:

When to start


The best time to start is when you've got enough money in the bank to support all contingencies.
The best time to start is when the competition is far behind in technology, sophistication and market acceptance.
The best time to start is when the competition isn't too far behind, because then you'll spend too long educating the market.
The best time to start is when everything at home is stable and you can really focus.
The best time to start is when you're out of debt.
The best time to start is when no one is already working on your idea.
The best time to start is when your patent comes through.
The best time to start is after you've got all your VC funding.
The best time to start is when the political environment is more friendly than it is now.
The best time to start is after you've got your degree.
The best time to start is after you've worked all the kinks out of your plan.
The best time to start is when you're sure it's going to work.
The best time to start is after you've hired the key marketing person for the new division.
The best time to start was last year. The best opportunities are already gone.
The best time to start is before some pundit declares your segment passe. Too late.
The best time to start is when the new generation of processors is shipping.
The best time to start is when the geopolitical environment settles down.

Actually, as you've probably guessed, the best time to start was last year. The second best time to start is right now.


link: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_b..._to_start.html

Great post! +++speed

funny this topic appears... just this past weekend was hanging with friends and one who has been married for 6 years w/o kids confided that he has been "waiting for the right time" to have kids.

there's never a "right" time to do anything you really want to pursue.... nobody ever announces from above with a deep voice that right now is the time to get off your ass to do what you've been wanting to do regardless of whatever it is.

off the soap box for now....

Thanks for the speed guys. I was really feeling timid with my -to use one of MJ's classic quotes- rusty Buick 'ghetto car' with no 3rd gear in the parked position.

There is a time to do everything, there is a time do nothing at all. But it is much more fun doing stuff.