Comments on: You’re asking the wrong question http://blog.aisleten.com/2008/11/20/youre-asking-the-wrong-question/ Late nights eventually pay off Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:05:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Obtaining the right feedback « ScottMilling.com http://blog.aisleten.com/2008/11/20/youre-asking-the-wrong-question/#comment-2625 Obtaining the right feedback « ScottMilling.com Thu, 12 Mar 2009 02:04:58 +0000 http://blog.aisleten.com/?p=246#comment-2625 [...] You’re asking the wrong question. [...] [...] You’re asking the wrong question. [...]

]]> By: You’re Asking The Wrong Question « Allentrepreneur http://blog.aisleten.com/2008/11/20/youre-asking-the-wrong-question/#comment-2540 You’re Asking The Wrong Question « Allentrepreneur Fri, 12 Dec 2008 02:19:13 +0000 http://blog.aisleten.com/?p=246#comment-2540 [...] I had lunch with a friend the other day, and he pitched me an idea he had for an iPhone/Android/whatever app. When he was done, he asked, “What do you think?” Without thinking, I answered with, “Hmm, sounds neat. Cool idea.” He told me that’s what everyone said. It was then that I realized he had asked the wrong question. Instead of asking, “What do you think?”, phrase it like this: “Tell me why this idea sucks and will never work.” Read on. [...] [...] I had lunch with a friend the other day, and he pitched me an idea he had for an iPhone/Android/whatever app. When he was done, he asked, “What do you think?” Without thinking, I answered with, “Hmm, sounds neat. Cool idea.” He told me that’s what everyone said. It was then that I realized he had asked the wrong question. Instead of asking, “What do you think?”, phrase it like this: “Tell me why this idea sucks and will never work.” Read on. [...]

]]> By: Marco http://blog.aisleten.com/2008/11/20/youre-asking-the-wrong-question/#comment-2508 Marco Wed, 26 Nov 2008 22:28:36 +0000 http://blog.aisleten.com/?p=246#comment-2508 The funny thing is, where I come from (Germany) it is the opposite. If you tell people I have an idea the will most likely tell you but did you think about that problem and this one etc. Actually I think people should ask more specific questions like "What you think about this feature?" Don't ask people to general questions which they can't answer anyway. To find the asnwer is your job. Regards Marco The funny thing is, where I come from (Germany) it is the opposite. If you tell people I have an idea the will most likely tell you but did you think about that problem and this one etc.

Actually I think people should ask more specific questions like “What you think about this feature?” Don’t ask people to general questions which they can’t answer anyway. To find the asnwer is your job.

Regards
Marco

]]> By: saroj http://blog.aisleten.com/2008/11/20/youre-asking-the-wrong-question/#comment-2500 saroj Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:41:45 +0000 http://blog.aisleten.com/?p=246#comment-2500 adaptation is one of the crucial thing during execution. "Founders at work" is full of examples of how founders of most of the companies started with an idea which was never same as the idea they ended up executing finally. adaptation is one of the crucial thing during execution. “Founders at work” is full of examples of how founders of most of the companies started with an idea which was never same as the idea they ended up executing finally.

]]> By: Marcus Nelson http://blog.aisleten.com/2008/11/20/youre-asking-the-wrong-question/#comment-2491 Marcus Nelson Sun, 23 Nov 2008 22:25:23 +0000 http://blog.aisleten.com/?p=246#comment-2491 I think sometimes we need to be more honest with each other as well. When someone asks, "What do you think?" we should also be willing to be constructive. I know that most of the time I want to be nice and encouraging, so I say what a person deserves to hear, cause they are a friend - but also, I should be honest and say how I think it needs work. That'd be a better friend. This honesty thing is hard. ;) I think sometimes we need to be more honest with each other as well. When someone asks, “What do you think?” we should also be willing to be constructive.

I know that most of the time I want to be nice and encouraging, so I say what a person deserves to hear, cause they are a friend – but also, I should be honest and say how I think it needs work. That’d be a better friend.

This honesty thing is hard. ;)

]]> By: Andrew Hyde http://blog.aisleten.com/2008/11/20/youre-asking-the-wrong-question/#comment-2479 Andrew Hyde Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:50:29 +0000 http://blog.aisleten.com/?p=246#comment-2479 Sometimes the hardest advise to stomach is what you need to hear the most. Sometimes the hardest advise to stomach is what you need to hear the most.

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