Problem Solving the DotComPreneur Way

September 27, 2007

You Don’t Have to Get It Right … You Just Have to Get It Going!

A very big problem for many dotcompreneurs is getting lost in all the details and failing to take action! Sometimes we spend so much time focused on making everything just perfect that we don’t actually make any real progress. Instead, we get caught up in trying to figure something out or make something better or fix one little minor issue. We get so overwhelmed with everything there is to do and everything there is to know that we don’t actually accomplish anything!

Lee and Sachi LeFever are co-founders of a company called Common Craft, which makes short videos to explain complex things in plain English. Lee recently shared a very important insight about problem-solving on his blog:

When we got started with the Common Craft show, it would have been easy to feel overwhelmed. We were stepping into the world of video production and in that world there is a lot to know. Looking back - we had something very valuable on our side: ignorance. We didn’t know what we didn’t know. Had we done all the research and tried really hard to make videos the “right” way from the start, I don’t think we would have been as successful.

So what can we learn from fellow Dotcompreneurs, Lee and Sachi LeFever? Here’s a short list:

Don’t get caught up in the details.
Your first attempt at something doesn’t have to be perfect!
Some things you just have to learn as you go.
Focus on the big picture, and don’t let the little things hold you back.
Solve problems when they need to be solved!

PS> The Common Craft Show features some really incredible, short videos (2-3 minutes each) about social bookmarking, social networking, Wikis, and RSS Feeds … all topics that every dotcompreneur should be familiar with!

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