To get somewhere, you already have to be there
The irony in this world is that “To get somewhere, you already have to be there.”
From an individual perspective:
- If you want to make money, you need to already have money.
- To get a job, you need to be one-year experienced and not a fresher.
- If you’re experienced and want to apply for a job that you really want to work on, you should already have the background of working in that area, and you should already know how to do all that the job entails.
- If you want to write a book, publisher expects you to have already written a book before.
- To be listened to, you need to be an expert, not an amateur, but how do you eventually become an expert if you’re never listened to?
From a startup perspective:
- If you want to get funding, your startup should be in a position to not need funding.
- If you want to stock your product in ezone, you should not be a 1-product company, but a 5-product company.
And on and on.
To get somewhere, you already have to be there.
P.S. I’m not condemning, condoning or approving of the situation. Just making an observation.
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October 13th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Nice idea !..i guess its like the classic chicken and egg conundrum
October 13th, 2009 at 4:11 pm
Most if not all would have had similar experiences. I definitely have faced similar situations. I guess it is because people cannot judge individuals and companies without looking for a past record.
October 13th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
So true… http://is.gd/4hmgi
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October 13th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Awesome post. Can I put this post link as my status message? And adding to this …
To join a tuition(coaching), you must prove that you don’t need one (i.e you must have scored 90% or above in the previous exam)
October 13th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
To get a loan, you should prove to the bank you don’t need one!
Coming to Ezone, I was wondering why the ION lab charger wasn’t stocked there in the first place? Is that the reason? that you need 5 products??
I see them stocking chinese fakes!! (Sensei shuffles and some others) WTH..
October 13th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Rightly Said….. Keep the blogs flowing… Girish
October 13th, 2009 at 11:20 pm
@Raza @Girish Thanks.
@Amit Yes, that’s true. I guess that’s what they call “building up a reputation.”
@Madhusudan Of course you can, that’s how the web works
And true about the tuition situation, that’s a big irony.
@Siranga Good one about the loan. And, yes w.r.t. the charger.
October 14th, 2009 at 11:57 am
Freshers do get jobs via campus placements. Nice article. Most of the things are true.
October 15th, 2009 at 4:12 am
“If you want to make money, you need to already have money” Hits the nail on the head
Nice perspective.
I think Paul Graham mentions in one of his articles about ramen-ware. Your line “If you want to get funding, your startup should be in a position to not need funding.” reminded me of that.
October 15th, 2009 at 9:28 am
So true, and rather funny.
Of course, there are ways to ‘fake it till you make it’ – writing your own website, writing an ebook, volunteer work and teaching community groups. Writing apps for yourself and setting up a home network, and studying until you know your topic backwards.
October 15th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
Nice post, Swaroop.
Also, to get somewhere, you already have to be there… mentally. It’s done in mind first, only manifestation remains.
Although there are too many slips between the cup and the lips, but mental affirmation/achievement/belief is still necessary.
Regards, Avinash (RouteGuru)
October 16th, 2009 at 12:04 am
This is more formally known as leverage. When you have it, it’s easy to get what you want, but getting it is the hard part.
October 16th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Swaroop,
Very well written and thought !
S.S
October 18th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Just like banks….to get a loan…you should have money.
October 21st, 2009 at 11:05 am
yea. its vague version of “the rich get richer and the poor get poorer” right
October 29th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
nice one …but I hope all we commoners will prove it wrong with what we are doing ….
November 2nd, 2009 at 9:44 pm
This is “Comedy of life”…when you need it, you don’t have it…Good insight.