THINKBIGBEBIG ENTREPRENEURS » Failure http://www.thinkbigbebigentrepreneurs.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:47:37 +0000 english hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Supply and demand http://www.thinkbigbebigentrepreneurs.com/2009/02/supply-and-demand/ http://www.thinkbigbebigentrepreneurs.com/2009/02/supply-and-demand/#comments Fri, 06 Feb 2009 18:02:03 +0000 Timothy Bosworth http://www.thinkbigbebigentrepreneurs.com/?p=572

  • People face trade-offs.

Every decision involves choices, and more of one good means less of another good. Income and wealth are not limitless, since there is only so much time available. Trade-offs apply to individuals, families, corporations and societies.

  • People respond to incentives.

If rational people compare costs and benefits, then changes in either one may change decisions. An example of an incentive that people respond to, are changes in prices. In general, people are more likely to buy something if it is cheaper. If an action becomes more costly, then there is an incentive to switch to other choices. Note that all actions have substitutes.

With this being the case when the supply of a good or service is greater than the demand, you will naturally get a situation of market saturation. With our current economic climate being less than the perfect ecomic model, it is important to remember the basics.
TOP 5 THINGS TO REMEMBER IN A RECESSION
  1. Value Proposition - What do you stand for.  What makes your product service, concept or idea special
  2. Brand Proposition - What defines you?  Is it your service level, or  is it your price point.
  3. Customer Retention – Look after the customers that are currently spending money with you
  4. Cash is KING – You have to ensure that money continues to come into your business.  Don’t do what everyone else is doing and lower your prices.  All that does is say “Hey I don’t think my product is worth the money”
  5. Time is a healer.  It may have been something your mother once told you when that girl (She shall remain nameless) broke your heart!  

However the principle still applies.  All economies go through ups and downs until they reach a natural equilibrium again.

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The dictionary definition of failure is: Failure (colloquially fail, phail, flop or flub) in general refers to the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective.[citation needed] It may be viewed as the opposite of success

Most entrepreneurs have felt and suffered failure before.  What is interesting however, is what you do after you have failed.

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