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If It’s Worth Doing, It’s Worth Doing Wrong
By Tim Gross - Internet Business Blog | January 10, 2007
…OK, maybe not “wrong”, but not “right” either…
The saying, “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right” is terrible advice for a lot of things. It suggests that whatever you’re creating should be perfect, and in business, that approach can cause unnecessary and costly delays - and can even cause a project to never be completed.
- Do you have a website you keep meaning to put up, but it’s never “quite ready”?
- Do you plan to start selling a new product… as soon as you finish up a few more minor details first?
- Have you ever scrapped a project before it was finished?
-Then you know first-hand the dangers of trying to make everything perfect before getting started.
I was really surprised last night to discover that Disney’s Educational Store isn’t set up to take online orders… They don’t currently have a secure server set up to process orders! (And I’m writing this in 2007, not 1999 by the way)
Here’s the message you get when you add a product to your Shopping Cart and click the Order button:
Please complete your order through one of the following ways:
1. Press “Send Now” to submit your order electronically. You’ll provide your contact information so that a representative can contact you within one business day to confirm your order and process your payment.
(US deliveries only):
OR
2. Order immediately by phone by calling us toll-free at (800) xxx-xxxx.
Either way you order, we guarantee to process your order correctly, and make sure that you get your new Disney Educational Productions titles as quickly as possible.
So what does this mean? -It means you should sell your Disney stock immediately! (Just kidding 
)
It doesn’t really mean anything, but it’s a reminder to entrepreneurs: Don’t wait until you’ve got all your ducks in a row before you get out of the starting block, or you’ll lose the race.
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