Did my Emerson TV burnout?
This is going to sound really stupid but I am crying right now because this is my parents TV! They left out of town and they are coming back in the morning but since my mom has a really nice bed that I like she said I could sleep in it. She also has a 36" Emerson TV. I fell asleep around 1:00 with it on and woke up around 5:00 and the screen was paused!! I tried pressing buttons on my remote to change it but it wouldn't! I went up to the TV and tried to change the channel from there but the screen went to that really fuzzy grey stuff and made that loud buzzing noise. I quickly turned it of and have had it off for 30 minutes. What the heck should I do?? If I leave it off all night will it be back to normal?
Why do so many startups fail?
There are many different reasons why startups or companies in general fail. In my experience, however, I think there is no one single cause, but a constellation of mistakes or misfortunes that once combined can be fatal. Common causes include: - hiring! having the right people on board is key, a wrong hire can ruin a company; - cash! many entrepreneurs fail to anticipate or generally underestimate the cash requirements of their business; - infrastructure! here I am referring to execution infrastructure which may be as basic as billing system, IT, policies etc. I my experience, most startups neglect this areas as they focus principally on bringing their products to market and hope to figure-out the rest later; - product! sometimes great product simply fail the test of simplicity and consumers or customers simply walk away; avoid complexity in product design;- governance! another aspect commonly ignored by startups. Co-founers, board and advisers are key to the success of any venture. Choose wisely. - leadership! another key success or failure factor is the leader; management style is important. How do you treat your employees? how do you communicate, motivate and chart the course?- customers! most startups create products without a market or a problem to solve, and then spend valuable time and resources looking for the problem. Listening to the needs of the customer / market is very important. In today's 'Lean Startup', it is possible to come to market quickly with simple Minimum Viable Product, and study what works, and what does not, obtain feedback and iterate like mad..