I've followed these in every move I've made and they're a good reminder that always winds up being true...
1. Do what you did when you were four; you'll regret it if you don't.
2. Spend more on less.
3. Work in customer service. You'll learn to win by losing.
4. Go to dog training classes. You'll learn more about people than dogs.
5. You can keep your eyes shut for three years. After that, you'll start to go blind.
6. Don't create more problems than you solve.
7. Jackpots don't exist.
8. Simple isn't necessarily easy or half-assed.
9. The worst solution is often startlingly close to the best solution.
10. Milk it more than you think appropriate.
11. Tell a true story.
12. Keep the message simple.
13. Only create something you would use yourself.
What about you? What words of wisdom do you follow? Do you have a manifesto? Any abstract formulas for entrepreneurial success? We wanna know.
Stefane Barbeau co-founded and built Vessel, a Boston-based housewares design and distribution company with an award-winning line of lighting, tableware and furniture currently available in over 20 countries. Vessel’s product line includes the well-recognized Candela® brand of rechargeable lights which have received editorial coverage in hundreds of periodicals and books worldwide, won numerous international design awards, and been included in a variety of exhibitions and museum collections. Vessel recently sold their lighting line to a fortune 500 company, and is now focused on helping other companies and individuals formulate new product launches.
