Comments on: Strategy, Incubation, And The Reason Most Entrepreneurs Need A Silence Bath.

By: Royce

Royce — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:38:43 +0000

Your comments absolutely will not allow me to post the link to the Patzer interview, for reasons not understood. I will give you the link elsewhere. It’s also on FIWK, you can search the blog for Mint.com and our lil post on it comes up.

By: Royce

Royce — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:37:57 +0000

*marmot punch (that is like a Falcon Pawnch but less awesome)

Okay so what I was saying is that this really reminds me of an interview I read with Aaron Patzer, the founder of Mint.com which was purchased last year by Intuit for $170 million. One of this pieces of advice to other entrepreneurs and business owners was to schedule an hour or two a week where you can sit in silence and think:

Sounds like a lot of smart people have this idea. I completely agree with the silence bath / incubation concept and treasure quiet reflection time.

By: Royce

Royce — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 22:02:17 +0000

If my last comment didn’t post I am going to punch a marmot

By: caitlin

caitlin — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:02:24 +0000

Hey Nick!!
Always great to hear how other people work the creative process and I agree on the insights as a foundation comment as well.
Trying to think if short bursts could work for me – thanks for the idea!

By: Nick Kinports

Nick Kinports — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:59:29 +0000

I always try to do things in small bursts – helps my mind refresh and come back with new ideas to build on where I left off. Silence baths are an interesting concept but I don’t think I can disconnect long enough for it to matter.

Also – coming up with ideas is easy – what you really need are winning insights as a foundation. That takes time and skill.

Nick