Comments on: Inventor In Residence Says: Don’t Bother With The UK http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk Inspiration, ideas and opportunities for your business! Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:16:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk#comment-500 John Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:59:46 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk#comment-500 True in the UK we are rather bad at that, we chastise those who fail and we scorn those who succeed. It's a great shame. True in the UK we are rather bad at that, we chastise those who fail and we scorn those who succeed.

It’s a great shame.

]]> By: David de Souza http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk#comment-499 David de Souza Tue, 26 Jun 2007 06:13:32 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk#comment-499 I think that in the UK though there is more of a stimga attached to failure and as a result we are not encouraged to take risks. America differs in that the positive aspects are highlighted from failure such as the lessons that have been learnt. Stelios wrote something along those lines in an article in The Economists 'The world in 2006'. A very good read if you can find it. I think that in the UK though there is more of a stimga attached to failure and as a result we are not encouraged to take risks. America differs in that the positive aspects are highlighted from failure such as the lessons that have been learnt.

Stelios wrote something along those lines in an article in The Economists ‘The world in 2006′. A very good read if you can find it.

]]> By: John http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk#comment-498 John Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:35:31 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk#comment-498 David, while I agree that what you say is true, I don't agree that it's only UK businesses that are like that. Equally I think the secret of being successful is to make the best of the opportunities presented to you, not complaining that the opportunities aren't there or aren't fair which it seems to be he is doing. I believe you need to understand who you are pitching to and adjust your pitch to suit their goals - that or offer then something so essential that they will change for it. David, while I agree that what you say is true, I don’t agree that it’s only UK businesses that are like that.

Equally I think the secret of being successful is to make the best of the opportunities presented to you, not complaining that the opportunities aren’t there or aren’t fair which it seems to be he is doing.

I believe you need to understand who you are pitching to and adjust your pitch to suit their goals - that or offer then something so essential that they will change for it.

]]> By: David de Souza http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk#comment-497 David de Souza Tue, 26 Jun 2007 03:29:46 +0000 http://www.businessopportunitiesandideas.co.uk/232/inventor-in-residence-says-dont-bother-with-the-uk#comment-497 I think the problem is that the larger companies are looking for short term gains in profit statments and not thinking about the longer term effect cost cutting intatives will have. I think the problem is that the larger companies are looking for short term gains in profit statments and not thinking about the longer term effect cost cutting intatives will have.

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