Beyond the Curve

Great article with some quotes by boot-strapped founders. 

The world doesn’t need another “localization” app or twitter client. Think beyond the curve! Whenever people disagree with my ideas or vision I know I’m on the right path. Think like the herd and you’ll get trampled. Thinking beyond the curve is the only way to be truly disruptive and visionary.  

Beyond the Curve is going to be the title of my forthcoming book on being an entrepreneur and disrupting inefficient industries. Look out for the book.

“I’d also advise entrepreneurs to not follow VC insights on what sectors to build companies in. VCs for the most part are following trends, not looking ahead of the curve. So, as an entrepreneur you fundamentally have to do something outside the scope of what VCs are currently investing in; if not you’ll end up doing yet another me-too company that doesn’t stand out. That means you have to consciously ignore a lot of the noise about trends, who got funded, the “blah blah blah” of the tech world. That’s the only way you’ll be able to focus on creating your own unique value proposition.”

Read more: http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/01/advice-from-founders-who-bootstrapped-their-way-to-success-2/