Comments on: Embracing Ignorance as Advantage—a Case Study (Plus: Speaking Nov. 5th and 10th)

By: mia

mia — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:23:00 +0000

are you coming to mit in the near future? it’s been a while and we miss you! ;)

By: Emilio

Emilio — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 02:22:48 +0000

Hi Tim,

We met at the Piranha SuperConference last year. You and Joe Polish were incredible. I loved you Book - The 4 Hour work week - Awesome!

Thanks to Joe Polish and all the wonderful speakers he has every year, we grown our business into something we thought was beyond our wildest dreams.

Today, we are well on our way to becoming the Best Carpet Cleaners in El Paso, Texas and we owe it all to you guys.

Emilio Martinez
El Paso, Texas

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Thanks so much for the kind words, Emilio! I certainly wish you nothing but the best.

Pura vida, Tim

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 22:14:49 +0000

Tim,

I just finished reading your book and am beginning to peruse your blog and forum. Like you, I graduated from an Ivy League school and reeled in shock as I realized its true goal is to parcel away my future 80 hr./week at a time. However, until I read this book, I didn’t have the marketing or business savvy to find a way to circumvent giving away at least a 40 hr./week.

It seems your plan’s key component, perhaps the most essential one, is to develop a good product. I’ve gleaned from reading this blog entry (and the book) that product generation comes naturally to you.

But it doesn’t for me. My biggest challenge so far is to develop a viable product. You’ve offered a couple of pages of good advice in the book, but I’m still drawing blanks.

Would you (and other readers) mind suggesting some resources—books, websites, or others—that might help guide me through the process? I’m sure I can come up with a good idea, but I’m not finding the right questions to ask myself yet.

With appreciation, Paul

By: tano

tano — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:43:52 +0000

http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/index.shtml very cool site to learn languages where i just stumbled upon- it is the bbc, not spam! keep up the good work (!), great post- thanks a lot ;)

By: Pierre Cutler

Pierre Cutler — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 15:53:11 +0000

Tim, don’t stop. Your message is having an incredible impact on the world. Keep it up! My favorite quote: “Just because 99 out of 100 people think an idea is a good idea, doesn’t make it a good idea.” Inspire. Innovate. Dream. Act! Pierre

By: Cody McKibben

Cody McKibben — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 02:02:06 +0000

Tim, add me to your shortlist of designers & programmers next time! I do freelance WordPress theme customization and technical support, and I would really love to help out on a project with you! Your book actually helped finally kick my @r$e into gear to finally go into business for myself and I’ve been a close disciple ever since. =)

I ported LifeBeyondCode.com to WP for Rajesh Setty and helped Kare Anderson get MovingFromMeToWe.com off the ground.

I really admire that you have got your stuff so together, you’re living the dream, and you do this great work to give back through things like DonorsChoose and LitLiberation. If you ever need help with WP (or want to grab a beer in the City!) please feel free to email me at cody -@- codymckibben dot com.

God bless you man. Keep up your fantastic work.

By: Syven

Syven — Sat, 10 Nov 2007 00:38:41 +0000

On the scale of ignorance I won’t say that I am as ignorant as the most ignorant but humility dictates that one understands more the less we think that we know more.

Fascinating thoughts here, for at the upside of meaningful ignorance is probably about making attentive space for that which is intelligent rather than simply devilishly clever.

Thanks M.

By: sheila

sheila — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 17:09:16 +0000

Tim,

I’m so bummed that I missed your talk at MIT! I work literally right across the street — but I was ‘working’ in Canada. Using your techniques to miss you. Was the event you were at taped? Can you tell me who you met with so that maybe I can hound him/her about this? I mean, kindly hound him or her.

Thanks, Sheila

By: Raina Gustafson

Raina Gustafson — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 04:08:44 +0000

Tim,

Just wondering if you’ve met Joe Polish before? Or if you know much about him? I’m trying to get a feel for what he’s offering on a regular basis locally but it’s a little hard to decipher from his site.

By: Lisa Ward

Lisa Ward — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 21:31:16 +0000

Tim,
I promoted your book yesterday in my lecture for the combined entrepreneur classes at the #1 ranked Marriott School of Management. After reading your book I took my past professor up on an request to present about my businesses. Thanks for the confident example.

I recognized the poem from the last chapter of 4HWW as lyrics by Phil Theobald. The version I own is arranged and performed by Lyndsi Houskeeper. I pass this along in case it helps you.

You should check out a product called GoYin based on Traditional Asian Medicine that is set to be huge. Passed WADA screenings and amazing clinical study results were presented at the International Society of Sports Nutrition Conference. Lisa