Rules for Fast Company’s success

Alan Webber, the founder of Fast Company magazine, writes about the lessons he learned from starting the business glossy.

Here are a few of them:

1. You have to believe in your own idea. I genuinely believed that Fast Company was ‘destined’ to happen–even though it took more than 3 years to go from business plan to launch.
2. You have to be open to others’ input on your idea. Just because it is your idea and it is ‘destined’ to happen doesn’t make it perfect from the inception. Write it down. Show it to others. They will see it differently. They will have good suggestions. They will have bad suggestions. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference. That’s part of the process!
3. The world does not need your idea. It’s important to remember that–people are getting along just fine without your idea. So learn to see the world through their eyes–explain how your idea solves their problem!
4. Who you are and what you’ve done are often the best arguments for your idea. Your track record counts as much as the merits of your idea.

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