Supporting Start-ups
Many factors are involved in the success or failure of a start-up. Access to venture capital, timing, plain ol' luck.
Little Rock entrepreneur Dustin Henderson reasons that support from one's peers plays just as important a role as any of those other factors.
"In the dark times, it is nice to have a few people who also see the shiny city on the hill. If they are lucky the entrepreneur has managed to surround themselves with supporters who, even if they don't see the city, will lie and say they do. I believe success and failure is directly related to the existence of a support group."
Dustin chronicles the ups and downs of start-updom in his latest Little Rock Startup Blog entry.
"Armed with a support group... begin to dream. This country was founded by a group of people who believed in a fantasyland, so you are in good company."