To Be Judged or Ignored

I love Seth Godin's blog mainly because of his ability to convey so much with so few words and I especially liked his post on being judged vs. being ignored.

In the startup world, people are constantly looking for flaws in your business. There are days when I get fed up with the criticism, the comments, the scrutiny and I often wonder how much I can take.  And then I am reminded of the alternative and I remember why I chose this path in the first place.

Nothing like a little bit of perspective from Mr. Godin.


You will be judged (or you will be ignored)

"Those are pretty much the only two choices.

Being judged is uncomfortable. Snap judgments, prejudices, misinformation... all of these, combined with not enough time (how could there be) to truly know you, means that you will inevitably be misjudged, underestimated (or overestimated) and unfairly rejected.

The alternative, of course, is much safer. To be ignored.

Up to you."