Rocky Fu’s Blog

Recently a very good friend of mine in China resigned and started exploring to be an entrepreneur. I am trying to give him some valuable advice; here is my thought:

• Find your passion and make meaning. You should know what you are doing and why. This is how I started my entrepreneurial career; this is why I never give up; and, this is what keeps me moving forward no matter how difficult it is. Again, find your passion and make meaning.
• Make small and measurable successes. A lot of entrepreneurs fail because they are too excited with their ideas and try to create something as perfect as possible, which makes the entrepreneurial road tougher. When starting up, the entrepreneur need to keep his spirit up and be motivated now and then. Don’t try to build Roma in a day.
• Stop preparation; start acting. Your plan can always be improved. But, if you never start building your business, you can never succeed. What’s more, you may be discouraged by your procrastination.

I also combined 13 excellent articles on entrepreneurship:

• Dos and Don’ts for Entrepreneurs, from Those Who Have Actually Done It [via Knowledge@Wharton]
  
• Are You Entrepreneur Material? (Podcost) [via Business Week, Karen E. Klein]
• Are You Qualified To Be an Entrepreneur? [via CareerJournal, Joseph R. Mancuso]
• Top 10 Ways You Know You’re An Entrepreneur [via Startup Spark, Ben Yoskovitz]
• The Top Ten Lies of Entrepreneurs [via How To Change The world, Guy Kawasaki]
• 100 Ways to Be a Better Entrepreneur [via Entrepreneur.com]
• The realistic entrepreneur’s guide to venture capital [via Seth Godin's Blog]
• Confessions of a Serial Entrepreneur [via Business Week, Stacy Perman]
• Entrepreneurial Proverbs [O'Reilly Radar, Marc Hedlund]
• The “Big Four” every entrepreneur needs [via Escape from Cubicle Nation]
• The Art of the Start Video [via How To Change The World]
• Startup Success 2006 [via How To Change The World]
• 6 Startup Lessons For The Year 2007 [via Read/WriteWeb, Jawad Shualib]

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