Ignoring the Naysayers

Once the people in your life hear of your new business plans, you’ll be surprised by how many suddenly turn into experts, spouting business failure statistics. When it comes to starting a new business, ask friends what they know about success stories!

Few people talk about the success stories, but rest assure, there are many! The next time you’re in your car, look around you: Someone owns every business that you see. As you’re surfing the web, recognize that every business you visit is owned by a real person just like you, or more than one person. Clearly, many of them are successful, and there's no reason that starting your own business can't be part of those success statistics.

DID YOU KNOW? In the course of 12 years, Yahoo! evolved from two graduate students’ garage hobby to a $6 billion-a-year, multinational powerhouse. The next time people start asking you if you know how many people fail, ask them if they know how many people succeed. Tell them the Yahoo! story!