Wednesday, September 13, 2017 8:39:52 PM
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. – Steve Jobs
Entrepreneurs can take two lessons from this quote. First, don’t believe your competitors’ press releases. Your competitors look ugly when they stand naked by the mirror, too. Out of their very nature, product press releases emphasize a product’s benefits and ignore its flaws. Similarly, the technology press rarely has the inside scoop necessary to report on the challenges that companies are really facing — the employee defections, the spaghetti code, the internal politics. They usually report the good stuff that’s fed to them. Don’t believe the dogma you read in the press.
Second, don’t look to the press to show where your next breakthrough product will be. As Wayne Gretsky said, “skate where the puck is going, not where it is.” Press releases and most news stories cover products that have been under development for at least six months, usually longer. They’re “old news.” If your product development efforts imitate what you read in the press, by the time you’re done building it you’ll be two years behind everyone.
Instead, focus on “your own inner voice;” figure out what it’s saying about the future you want to build, and then work like mad to build it better than anyone else. I’m not saying that you should stick your head in the sand and ignore your industry’s press. Stay technically informed and expect occasional sparks of inspiration from others…but remember that conventional wisdom is outdated.
Recent AMPG News
- AmpliTech Group Receives Over $700,000 In Cash From Single Products Sale At Their Spectrum Division • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 09/19/2024 12:30:00 PM
- AmpliTech Group’s AGTGSS Division Receives Initial Order For Its Midband 5G Radio Networks From Historic University of Edinburgh UK • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 09/12/2024 12:30:00 PM
- AmpliTech Group Announces Pricing of $1.0 Million Registered Direct Offering, Priced At-The-Market • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 09/10/2024 12:30:00 AM
- AmpliTech Group’s AGTGSS Division To Participate At Mobile World Congress Shows in Las Vegas And Barcelona To Market Its Comprehensive Private 5G End-to-End Solution for Businesses and Homes • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 09/04/2024 01:00:00 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 09/03/2024 11:00:17 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/30/2024 09:42:22 PM
- AmpliTech Group’s Bookings Surpass $1M In August 2024 • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 08/30/2024 01:00:00 PM
- AmpliTech Group’s AGMDC Division Moves to Allen Tech Hub in Watters Creek District In Allen Texas • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 08/26/2024 01:30:00 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/26/2024 01:00:31 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/21/2024 08:03:51 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/21/2024 08:03:48 PM
- Form 4 - Statement of changes in beneficial ownership of securities • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/21/2024 07:59:59 PM
- AmpliTech Group To Hold Q2-2024 Investor’s Conference Call • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 08/20/2024 01:30:00 PM
- AmpliTech Group’s AGTGSS Division Signs Memorandum Of Understanding For Initial Domestic Private 5G Network Deployment • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 08/20/2024 12:30:00 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/14/2024 09:00:41 PM
- Form 10-Q - Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)] • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/14/2024 08:30:44 PM
- AmpliTech Group Reports Q2 Revenue of $2.5M with 1.05M Gross Profits and 42% Gross Margins • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 08/14/2024 08:15:00 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 08/01/2024 08:30:11 PM
- Form 8-K - Current report • Edgar (US Regulatory) • 07/29/2024 08:30:14 PM
- AmpliTech Group’s AGTGSS Division Unveils Comprehensive Private 5G End-to-End Solution for Businesses and Homes • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 07/29/2024 01:30:29 PM
- AmpliTech Group's Division, AmpliTech Inc, Unveils Quantum Computing Cryogenic Power Supplies • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 07/25/2024 12:30:00 PM
- AmpliTech Group Releases Letter to Shareholders • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 07/17/2024 12:30:15 PM
- AmpliTech Announces Receipt of Notice from Nasdaq Regaining Compliance • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 05/30/2024 12:30:00 PM
- AmpliTech Announces Receipt of Notice from Nasdaq Regarding Late Filing of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 05/24/2024 08:05:00 PM
- AMPG Files For Shelf Registration To Replace Expired Identical Shelf Without Dilution, Reinforcing Financial Stability • GlobeNewswire Inc. • 04/16/2024 02:36:38 PM
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