I started my company, which creates Web-based dental clinic management software , when I was 19. After spending a few years configuring computer networks for dentists in my family and other practices, I knew I had found the perfect application for cloud computing.
But in my rush to get a jump on the untapped market, I didn’t spend enough time figuring out what my customers wanted and ended up back at the drawing board — two years and a couple million dollars later.
Rushing gets you nowhere fast
After identifying what I thought was a $3-4 billion opportunity, I was eager to get the ball rolling. I managed to raise some capital by using the medical industry, which had already started to transition to cloud computing models, as an example. Still, Curve Dental was the typical cash-strapped start up: We really needed to make those first few sales to stem the outbound flood of cash.
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RT @: 5 motivational videos to get you back to the drawing board [videos] 
RT @: 5 motivational videos to get you back to the drawing board [videos] 
Thankyou Storm! Now @ back to the drawing board. 
Back to the drawing board