Eric Ries started off programming computers. Over time, he began building technology he thought was amazing, but that no one else would ever end up using. Failure after failure, he continued along, developing unique products and brainstorming new ideas. Nothing, however, ever clicked. The projects never worked. He was waiting to get rich and famous. He figured it’d be easy. How long does it take to get on the cover of a magazine? What Ries once thought was “cool, sexy and new,” he finally realized wasn’t.
“Entrepreneurship is not cool, it’s not sexy and it’s totally uncomfortable,” Ries said. “It’s boring and grueling, and that part is never part of the movie.”
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Author:Lauren Landry
