http://derryodonnell.com/entrepreneurs-deserve-to-be-laughed-at/ Fantastic stuff... Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:21:22 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.2 http://derryodonnell.com/entrepreneurs-deserve-to-be-laughed-at/#comment-33 Mon, 09 Mar 2009 12:21:22 +0000 http://derryodonnell.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-33 Excellent post Derry. Tony Frattaroli of Sals Pizza (Dragon’s Den contestant) was a speaker at OpenCoffee Limerick last week and would, I’m sure, agree with everything you say. He was an inspiring speaker by the way.

]]> http://derryodonnell.com/entrepreneurs-deserve-to-be-laughed-at/#comment-32 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:10:11 +0000 http://derryodonnell.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-32 You’re right Sarah, all the ideas do hit at a need somewhere, they were created/invented to meet that need. They can seem ridiculous to someone who doesn’t have that need but could equally be viewed as a Godsend by someone else.

]]> http://derryodonnell.com/entrepreneurs-deserve-to-be-laughed-at/#comment-31 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:14:22 +0000 http://derryodonnell.wordpress.com/?p=85#comment-31 That sounds very reasonable. It’s easy to laugh or pick holes but coming up with ideas or helping someone with theirs takes real effort. For every load of ‘crazy’ ideas you’ll find one good one – but even the ideas that seem ridiculous can hit at a need somewhere are could develop into a real business opportunity.
At times people that appear before the Dragons that have been told how great they are by friends and family and its easy to see they have never been laughed at and had an honest opinion or constructive criticism given which could have been invaluable feedback.

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