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How to kill a bad idea: Why no is the most important word an entrepreneur can learn

Jason’s latest Inc. Magazine column: “No means you have to make tough choices that aren’t always obvious at the time. No can be hard, even painful; it can lead to imagining what could have been. But when you make software, it’s almost always a good idea to say no more than you say yes. Over time, you’ll regret saying yes more than saying no.” Jason’s other columns at Inc.

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7 comments so far

Joe 12 Jan 11

Very good advice. Only experience can teach you that if you haven’t been warned otherwise.

Jeroen Knoops 12 Jan 11

Reminds me of Chuck D’s No:

The easiest and the hardest word to say is NO Only got two letters Only takes a second to say it NO meanin No NO contest NO stress NO second guessin NO body guards NO question

Youtube – Chuck D – No

David 13 Jan 11

No is what I say to myself as I read most 37 signals articles. Now can I have the troll hat please?

Dan 13 Jan 11

Saying no is extremely powerful and often extremely difficult if you are dealing with clients or a boss.

The more you do it the better you feel though I think!

Hamid Asadpour 13 Jan 11

As a web application developer I learned to say NO to bad and ugly features, bad requests as well as bad idea. I’ve learned to say NO to complicated algorithms and say YES to pretty simple stuffs.

Thank you Jason and David