Entrepreneurs can’t forecast accurately,
Entrepreneurs can’t forecast accurately, because they are trying something fundamentally new. So they will often be laughably behind plan – and on the brink of success. Eric Ries
Forecasts
Thick February mists cling
Thick February mists cling heavily To the dead earth and to each leafless tree, And closer down upon the hilltops draw, Dull forecasts there of bright, sure-coming spring; Yet the heart gathers hope and strange delight From this dear, unlovely, wished-for sight Of leaden-misted twilights lengthening. Emma Lazarus
In college, I was
In college, I was a weather anchor for the local news. I would ‘borrow’ my forecast from The Weather Channel. Emily Procter
The population forecast for
The population forecast for the United States in 1970 is 170 million. The population forecast for Russia alone in 1970 is 251 million. The implications are clear. Emanuel Celler
How thrilling to discover
How thrilling to discover one had depths, how consoling to find them less polluted than the shallows, how encouraging to identify the enemy not as a fissure in the will but as a dead fetus in the specimen jar of the unconscious. My attention was being paternally led away from the excruciating present to the … Read more
Many people have been
Many people have been getting too casual about climbing Everest. I forecast a disaster many times. Edmund Hillary
When you know absolutely
When you know absolutely nothing about the topic, make your forecast by asking a carefully selected probability sample of 300 others who don’t know the answer either. Edgar Fiedler
If you have to
If you have to forecast, forecast often. Edgar Fiedler
A Yale University management
A Yale University management professor in response to student Fred Smith’s paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service: The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a ‘C’, the idea must be feasible. Frederick W. Smith
The affairs of this
The affairs of this world are so shifting and depend on so many accidents, that it is hard to form any judgment concerning the future; nay, we see from experience that the forecasts even of the wise almost always turn out false. Francesco Guicciardini