Comments on: The Business of Luck http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/ The journal of a young web entrepreneur on his journey to wealth. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:23:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tyler Cruz: Internet Entrepreneur Extraordinaire | Pajama Professional http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-3407 Tyler Cruz: Internet Entrepreneur Extraordinaire | Pajama Professional Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:27:20 +0000 http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/#comment-3407 [...] makes great points, but I do not always agree with them. For instance, he has a post discussing the business of luck. He believes that luck plays an integral part in life while I do not believe in luck much at all. I [...] [...] makes great points, but I do not always agree with them. For instance, he has a post discussing the business of luck. He believes that luck plays an integral part in life while I do not believe in luck much at all. I [...]

]]> By: Shane http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-938 Shane Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:29:32 +0000 http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/#comment-938 I'm sure he had a little bit of luck. The bottom line though is he went out and banged on doors to get sales. 90% of business ideas fail because people don't get out and sell. I think he sold like $400K himself and then he got a PR person involved to push it the rest of the way. Pixelotto was a great idea, especially since it was potentially not just one shot but repeatable. The problem is that all the right motivational ingredients just aren't there. There's something missing. I’m sure he had a little bit of luck. The bottom line though is he went out and banged on doors to get sales.

90% of business ideas fail because people don’t get out and sell.

I think he sold like $400K himself and then he got a PR person involved to push it the rest of the way.

Pixelotto was a great idea, especially since it was potentially not just one shot but repeatable. The problem is that all the right motivational ingredients just aren’t there. There’s something missing.

]]> By: Top Links - 3/18/07 » Net Business Blog http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-937 Top Links - 3/18/07 » Net Business Blog Mon, 19 Mar 2007 02:12:52 +0000 http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/#comment-937 [...] Tyler talks about the business of luck. I definitely agree that the are points in our life where we are presented with good luck (and bad luck) but it doesn’t stop there. It all depends on what you do with that good fortune - you have to act on it. [...] [...] Tyler talks about the business of luck. I definitely agree that the are points in our life where we are presented with good luck (and bad luck) but it doesn’t stop there. It all depends on what you do with that good fortune – you have to act on it. [...]

]]> By: Dejan Murko http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-936 Dejan Murko Sun, 18 Mar 2007 13:40:33 +0000 http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/#comment-936 "I have heard" that he had a little help from one company that pushed his idea in to the media. :) “I have heard” that he had a little help from one company that pushed his idea in to the media. :)

]]> By: XingR http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-935 XingR Sun, 18 Mar 2007 10:53:44 +0000 http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/#comment-935 Luck is certainly important, but there are a number of sayings that echo the same thought: Luck smiles upon the prepared man. Napoleon and Douglas MacArthur were both famous for being quoted as saying they would rather have a lucky officer than a skillful one. So preparation and luck are both important. Where a majority of is sit is continually preparing for that one great opportunity but taking advantage of none of them. Alex Tew certainly had luck when his idea was picked up y the media ... but he was on the ground to take advantage of it ... why wasn't someone older and wiser there first? Because the idea was all risk at the beginning ... yet if you look at his initial investment he risked less than most people risk on a Friday night poker game with friends ... certainly less than John Chow typically pays for dinner ;-) Luck is certainly important, but there are a number of sayings that echo the same thought: Luck smiles upon the prepared man.

Napoleon and Douglas MacArthur were both famous for being quoted as saying they would rather have a lucky officer than a skillful one.

So preparation and luck are both important. Where a majority of is sit is continually preparing for that one great opportunity but taking advantage of none of them. Alex Tew certainly had luck when his idea was picked up y the media … but he was on the ground to take advantage of it … why wasn’t someone older and wiser there first? Because the idea was all risk at the beginning … yet if you look at his initial investment he risked less than most people risk on a Friday night poker game with friends … certainly less than John Chow typically pays for dinner ;-)

]]> By: matjnewton http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/comment-page-1/#comment-934 matjnewton Sun, 18 Mar 2007 09:02:13 +0000 http://www.tylercruz.com/the-business-of-luck/#comment-934 Alex Tew would have needed a bit of PR nouse to make the news organisations sit up and take notice! Maybe the site was basic but PR wise he was onto a good thing. Alex Tew would have needed a bit of PR nouse to make the news organisations sit up and take notice! Maybe the site was basic but PR wise he was onto a good thing.

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