1 00:00:00,100 --> 00:00:02,087 8最常见的五大创业错误 2 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,075 人类思想史就是一部不 3 00:00:04,075 --> 00:00:07,036 负责任的梦想固执和错误的历史 4 00:00:07,612 --> 00:00:11,211 卡尔波普尔爵士猜想与反驳第一宗错 5 00:00:11,599 --> 00:00:14,025 将欲望误作必然所有错误都 6 00:00:14,037 --> 00:00:16,274 源于有缺陷的假设若没有 7 00:00:16,286 --> 00:00:19,361 假设便不会有错误据说越战 8 00:00:19,361 --> 00:00:22,550 期间某位海军陆战队指挥官办公桌前的 9 00:00:22,562 --> 00:00:25,161 墙上始终钉着一块牌子写 10 00:00:25,161 --> 00:00:27,661 着假设是所有搞砸之母 11 00:00:28,225 --> 00:00:30,137 这七个字应当铭刻在每位 12 00:00:30,149 --> 00:00:33,137 创业者的心上无论功成名就者或 13 00:00:33,137 --> 00:00:37,911 心向往之者蓄势待发者或身经百战者可惜 14 00:00:37,936 --> 00:00:40,087 当时这块牌子没有钉在美国 15 00:00:40,087 --> 00:00:44,012 总统的办公桌前就致富而言根本性 16 00:00:44,012 --> 00:00:46,087 的错误在于怀着我想变富有 17 00:00:46,112 --> 00:00:49,149 这种模糊信念开启求索之路渴望 18 00:00:49,149 --> 00:00:51,649 财富或许是除性幻想外最 19 00:00:51,649 --> 00:00:54,436 普遍的人类欲望然而鲜少有人真正 20 00:00:54,450 --> 00:00:58,637 如愿以偿这种欲望如同昙花一现当你路过 21 00:00:58,661 --> 00:01:00,774 精品店橱窗时它就像飘 22 00:01:00,774 --> 00:01:02,561 过心湖的鬼火真希望 23 00:01:02,587 --> 00:01:05,236 我很有钱要是买得起我 24 00:01:05,236 --> 00:01:07,474 定要径直走进店里买下 25 00:01:07,587 --> 00:01:10,887 那只漂亮手袋而后43路公交车驶 26 00:01:10,887 --> 00:01:13,474 来所有这般念头便被遗弃在 27 00:01:13,500 --> 00:01:15,986 人行道上愿望是游弋在亡者 28 00:01:16,000 --> 00:01:17,700 海岸落难者心网中的鱼群 29 00:01:17,712 --> 00:01:19,712 那里钱币稀如摆渡人的债 30 00:01:19,712 --> 00:01:21,887 单无人在意你的言行愿望蹦跳 31 00:01:21,887 --> 00:01:23,936 着渴望嬉戏在无子妇人贪婪 32 00:01:23,936 --> 00:01:25,900 的梦境愿望是啃食干草的 33 00:01:25,924 --> 00:01:27,736 纯种马而跛足的乞者 34 00:01:27,900 --> 00:01:30,287 正蹒跚终生没有内在驱动力去 35 00:01:30,299 --> 00:01:33,500 实现愿望仅仅空想是徒劳的若 36 00:01:33,512 --> 00:01:36,662 不能坦诚承认这种动力的缺失往往 37 00:01:36,662 --> 00:01:39,150 会陷入巨大的痛苦我们都曾 38 00:01:39,162 --> 00:01:41,387 遇见那些在明显不适合的职业 39 00:01:41,387 --> 00:01:43,962 中挣扎的失意灵魂更糟的 40 00:01:43,962 --> 00:01:46,962 是持续空想却从不行动会逐渐 41 00:01:46,974 --> 00:01:51,000 侵蚀你的自信开启恶性循环如同磁铁 42 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,325 般吸引不幸那种以为只要拼命许愿 43 00:01:54,424 --> 00:01:56,549 就能达成目标的念头不仅是 44 00:01:56,561 --> 00:01:59,900 荒谬的更可能酿成个人悲剧生活 45 00:01:59,924 --> 00:02:03,950 并非某种彩排既然如此为何还有这么 46 00:02:03,950 --> 00:02:07,075 多人这样惩罚自己答案几乎无一例外 47 00:02:07,474 --> 00:02:10,050 他们被说服或威逼成为银行家或 48 00:02:10,062 --> 00:02:13,086 律师而实际上他们本可能更愿意 49 00:02:13,098 --> 00:02:16,150 从事完全不同的职业当他们意识到 50 00:02:16,486 --> 00:02:20,037 如果当初及早承认自己缺乏热情并坚持己见 51 00:02:20,361 --> 00:02:22,412 人生本可能走上更惬意的道路 52 00:02:22,412 --> 00:02:25,650 时这种痛苦便愈发深刻我期望 53 00:02:25,675 --> 00:02:27,787 这本书能促使你认真思考 54 00:02:28,025 --> 00:02:30,412 你是否真的被内心对财富 55 00:02:30,412 --> 00:02:33,775 的渴望所驱使若非如此我诚挚 56 00:02:33,800 --> 00:02:36,750 而由衷地建议你无论如何都不要 57 00:02:36,750 --> 00:02:40,187 尝试追逐财富与健康相比或是与 58 00:02:40,199 --> 00:02:42,150 哪怕一丝满足感带来的内心 59 00:02:42,162 --> 00:02:46,199 平静相比财富又算得了什么巨额财富本身 60 00:02:46,211 --> 00:02:48,900 极少即便有能孕育出满足 61 00:02:48,900 --> 00:02:52,336 感相信我我深有体会我 62 00:02:52,336 --> 00:02:55,625 既是企业家也是诗人此刻敲下这些 63 00:02:55,637 --> 00:02:58,650 文字的或许是诗人而非企业家 64 00:02:59,223 --> 00:03:01,412 但当我请你静心自问是否 65 00:03:01,412 --> 00:03:04,437 适合致富时绝无丝毫居高临下之 66 00:03:04,437 --> 00:03:06,912 意这其中的牺牲不仅是你 67 00:03:06,925 --> 00:03:09,175 自己的还包括你要求现有或 68 00:03:09,187 --> 00:03:11,562 未来的家人承担的是否值得这种 69 00:03:11,586 --> 00:03:13,800 雄心本质上所要求的严苛代价 70 00:03:14,375 --> 00:03:16,925 我从未见过哪个白手起家的富人 71 00:03:17,199 --> 00:03:20,111 其家庭或人际关系不因创造财富 72 00:03:20,525 --> 00:03:23,461 即便是小额财富的重负而备受 73 00:03:23,461 --> 00:03:26,986 折磨岌岌可危的婚姻陪伴子女时间的 74 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,162 匮乏用昂贵礼物来弥补经常缺席 75 00:03:30,175 --> 00:03:32,949 家庭所生的愧疚担忧子女习惯 76 00:03:32,949 --> 00:03:35,723 于优渥生活而懈怠学业或缺乏 77 00:03:35,736 --> 00:03:39,062 志向这些都是白手起家获取财富必然伴随 78 00:03:39,062 --> 00:03:43,486 的代价无处可逃尽管每个人都相信自己能 79 00:03:43,486 --> 00:03:45,961 成为那个例外这是你愿意付出的 80 00:03:45,961 --> 00:03:48,375 代价吗更糟的还在后头 81 00:03:48,949 --> 00:03:51,637 若缺乏坚持的信念而贸然尝试 82 00:03:51,812 --> 00:03:54,098 可能招致最恶劣的境遇因为当 83 00:03:54,111 --> 00:03:55,973 一个人以巨大个人牺牲换来 84 00:03:55,986 --> 00:03:58,537 财富时至少能获得丰厚的资产 85 00:03:58,562 --> 00:04:01,375 或现金但若心知自己缺乏成功 86 00:04:01,375 --> 00:04:03,598 的信念却仍以不足的热情 87 00:04:03,625 --> 00:04:06,098 与决心去尝试便可能遭受自我 88 00:04:06,111 --> 00:04:08,750 施加的折磨连战利品带来的慰藉 89 00:04:08,861 --> 00:04:11,336 都无法获得不要将欲望误认为 90 00:04:11,348 --> 00:04:14,775 强迫只有你自己能知晓内心恶魔 91 00:04:14,775 --> 00:04:17,836 的吟唱只有你自己能判断是否 92 00:04:17,836 --> 00:04:20,000 愿意踏上那条狭窄孤寂的 93 00:04:20,024 --> 00:04:23,149 致富之路旁人无从知晓也无法 94 00:04:23,161 --> 00:04:26,262 替你决定该勇往直前还是就此止步 95 00:04:26,836 --> 00:04:29,824 当征途变得艰难当一切希望似乎 96 00:04:29,836 --> 00:04:32,725 都已湮灭当同伴与运气皆 97 00:04:32,725 --> 00:04:34,836 离你而去当破产与失败 98 00:04:34,862 --> 00:04:37,899 近在咫尺唯一能支撑你的便是那 99 00:04:37,925 --> 00:04:40,225 不惜一切代价也要成功的炽烈 100 00:04:40,237 --> 00:04:43,699 执念所有白手起家的富者其无形 101 00:04:43,711 --> 00:04:46,387 心核深处都埋着一片锋刃寒冰 102 00:04:46,961 --> 00:04:49,512 他人的爱家庭之爱若他们 103 00:04:49,536 --> 00:04:52,137 信仰神明则包括神之爱或许 104 00:04:52,137 --> 00:04:55,012 能将其封存但追逐巨额财富 105 00:04:55,137 --> 00:04:56,961 必将释放这片冰刃任其 106 00:04:56,975 --> 00:04:59,161 滋长此乃财富之兽的天这 107 00:04:59,161 --> 00:05:02,086 一切听起来颇为戏剧化但我有 108 00:05:02,086 --> 00:05:04,574 个优势我不仅亲自培育了那 109 00:05:04,574 --> 00:05:07,336 片锋芒用它消灭敌人在深夜 110 00:05:07,362 --> 00:05:09,836 斩杀心魔并让自己对胜利 111 00:05:09,949 --> 00:05:13,774 带来的他人损失无动于衷不仅如此我 112 00:05:13,774 --> 00:05:15,911 还目睹它在其他致富者心中 113 00:05:15,925 --> 00:05:18,862 滋长它始终存在并会在你 114 00:05:18,887 --> 00:05:22,211 追求财富时膨胀成保护壳古谚 115 00:05:22,225 --> 00:05:25,100 有云尝试过而失败总好过 116 00:05:25,125 --> 00:05:28,175 从未尝试但在此情境下这 117 00:05:28,175 --> 00:05:32,375 句陈词滥调大错特错与其在早期深思本 118 00:05:32,375 --> 00:05:34,612 可指引另一条道路时将自身 119 00:05:34,637 --> 00:05:36,987 与所爱之人置于险境不如 120 00:05:37,000 --> 00:05:40,800 选择截然不同的人生轨迹我重申切勿 121 00:05:40,812 --> 00:05:43,286 将渴望误作必然犯此错误 122 00:05:43,286 --> 00:05:45,862 者几乎总会失败并让自身 123 00:05:45,875 --> 00:05:49,286 与周遭付出沉重代价第二大谬误 124 00:05:49,661 --> 00:05:51,937 对现金流的过度乐观任何受 125 00:05:51,937 --> 00:05:54,086 过训练的会计师或审计师读 126 00:05:54,086 --> 00:05:55,449 到这本书时都会点头 127 00:05:55,461 --> 00:05:58,800 认同上面副标题的最后四个字是 128 00:05:58,812 --> 00:06:02,199 绝大多数企业失败的根源但为什么它们 129 00:06:02,211 --> 00:06:04,324 应该引起那些决心致富的人的 130 00:06:04,336 --> 00:06:07,536 关注现金流难道不是会计人员的 131 00:06:07,550 --> 00:06:11,774 话题吗会计师的关切答案是不仅 132 00:06:11,786 --> 00:06:14,449 缺乏现金流最终会毁掉任何企业 133 00:06:14,812 --> 00:06:17,300 它同样肯定地会从所有者或 134 00:06:17,312 --> 00:06:19,574 大股东手中夺走对任何实体 135 00:06:19,574 --> 00:06:22,187 的控制权而正是对商业实体 136 00:06:22,187 --> 00:06:24,887 的控制和所有权带来了未来财富 137 00:06:24,887 --> 00:06:25,399 的承诺 138 00:06:26,100 --> 00:06:28,750 因现金流枯竭而失去对企业 139 00:06:28,750 --> 00:06:30,649 的控制你就会被降级为 140 00:06:30,673 --> 00:06:34,137 少数投资者或受薪雇员一旦你失去 141 00:06:34,137 --> 00:06:36,473 了对企业的控制那么任何银行 142 00:06:36,762 --> 00:06:40,336 白衣骑士投资者或新所有者都不太 143 00:06:40,336 --> 00:06:43,161 可能允许你重新获得控制权即使 144 00:06:43,161 --> 00:06:45,461 没有其他原因仅仅因为你最初的 145 00:06:45,475 --> 00:06:47,536 原罪你对该企业现金流的 146 00:06:47,562 --> 00:06:51,274 过度乐观所有新企业以及成熟企业 147 00:06:51,375 --> 00:06:54,112 也是如此如果想要成长和成功 148 00:06:54,336 --> 00:06:56,687 都需要正向现金流这是个 149 00:06:56,711 --> 00:06:59,437 基本要点若不是因为我多次目睹有 150 00:06:59,437 --> 00:07:01,649 前途的企业在现金流出现问题 151 00:07:01,649 --> 00:07:05,286 时被创始人拱手让人本无需再三强调 152 00:07:05,850 --> 00:07:08,774 现金是严肃的事情在任何企业 153 00:07:08,774 --> 00:07:13,324 中现金流管理都至关重要如果你和我一样 154 00:07:13,437 --> 00:07:16,923 对数字一窍不通这完全不必担心你 155 00:07:16,937 --> 00:07:19,250 只需雇佣一个懂行的人并认真 156 00:07:19,262 --> 00:07:22,500 听取他们的意见天知道世界上有 157 00:07:22,512 --> 00:07:25,262 足够多的合格会计师而预测现金 158 00:07:25,262 --> 00:07:28,149 流根本不是什么高深学问直到我 159 00:07:28,161 --> 00:07:31,199 参与的一家企业成为上市公司时我 160 00:07:31,199 --> 00:07:33,673 才特意请一位资深会计师向 161 00:07:33,673 --> 00:07:37,137 我解释资产负债表到底是什么他非常 162 00:07:37,137 --> 00:07:39,824 惊讶我怎么可能在并未真正 163 00:07:39,824 --> 00:07:43,236 理解资产负债表的情况下多次成为千万富翁 164 00:07:43,798 --> 00:07:46,899 事实上他起初并不相信这是可能 165 00:07:46,899 --> 00:07:49,223 的我向他解释我一直把 166 00:07:49,236 --> 00:07:51,798 这些事务全权交给财务总监和会计师 167 00:07:51,812 --> 00:07:55,649 处理我忙于赚钱和花钱始终不愿 168 00:07:55,673 --> 00:07:58,524 花费时间去掌握正式记录资金流动 169 00:07:58,625 --> 00:08:02,111 或当前存放位置的细节如今我 170 00:08:02,111 --> 00:08:04,673 至少对资产负债表上的折旧之类有 171 00:08:04,673 --> 00:08:07,437 了基本了解但就现金流而言 172 00:08:07,798 --> 00:08:10,336 我几乎无需向任何专业会计师请教 173 00:08:10,912 --> 00:08:13,812 现金流是每位创业者从一开始就 174 00:08:13,824 --> 00:08:17,723 必须完全掌握的概念资产负债表是会计师 175 00:08:18,024 --> 00:08:20,537 银行和审计师的事务而现金 176 00:08:20,537 --> 00:08:23,312 流才是企业的命脉如果现金流 177 00:08:23,324 --> 00:08:26,949 良好那么无论公司经营多么糟糕或 178 00:08:26,961 --> 00:08:29,162 管理多么不善总有相当大的 179 00:08:29,173 --> 00:08:32,724 机会扭转局面至少还有足够的时间 180 00:08:32,750 --> 00:08:34,886 去实现这一点但如果企业 181 00:08:34,886 --> 00:08:37,649 的现金流薄弱或衰竭那么很 182 00:08:37,649 --> 00:08:39,473 可能在不远的将来它必须 183 00:08:39,473 --> 00:08:41,761 关闭或被出售其资产将被 184 00:08:41,774 --> 00:08:45,586 处置以清偿债权人为何现金流常常 185 00:08:45,586 --> 00:08:48,348 成为企业倒闭的导火索最常见的 186 00:08:48,348 --> 00:08:51,211 原因是要么企业本身不具备生存 187 00:08:51,211 --> 00:08:54,375 能力要么其扩张速度超出了自身 188 00:08:54,486 --> 00:08:57,836 能够支撑的范围资金不足是常见原因 189 00:08:58,125 --> 00:09:00,750 鸵鸟综合征也是问题所在缺乏经验 190 00:09:00,750 --> 00:09:02,886 的管理者或业主只关注新 191 00:09:02,886 --> 00:09:05,848 接业务却忽视支付工资租金和 192 00:09:05,861 --> 00:09:08,986 税款等日常事务更糟糕且更 193 00:09:08,986 --> 00:09:11,812 普遍的情况是他们拒绝听取现金 194 00:09:11,812 --> 00:09:15,149 流负责人的意见是否客户拒绝付款 195 00:09:15,711 --> 00:09:17,899 坏账是否已攀升至不可接受的 196 00:09:17,912 --> 00:09:20,736 水平或许除了新客户外已无 197 00:09:20,736 --> 00:09:23,723 其他客源在我第一家英国公司初创 198 00:09:23,736 --> 00:09:27,299 时期由于严重资金不足且缺乏快速发展 199 00:09:27,324 --> 00:09:29,636 所需的资金我惊恐地意识到 200 00:09:29,750 --> 00:09:31,937 若不采取行动几周内就会 201 00:09:31,949 --> 00:09:34,312 耗尽现金我去拜访了一位 202 00:09:34,412 --> 00:09:37,312 经营小型公司的朋友此处不便透露 203 00:09:37,324 --> 00:09:39,861 姓名他也正为现金流问题 204 00:09:39,875 --> 00:09:42,848 忧心我们双方都已向各自银行 205 00:09:42,949 --> 00:09:45,687 申请透支额度但公司成立时间太 206 00:09:45,687 --> 00:09:48,787 短未能获得任何通融我们俩合谋 207 00:09:48,799 --> 00:09:51,261 策划了一个计策我想不出 208 00:09:51,287 --> 00:09:53,899 别的词来形容我们的所作所为我 209 00:09:53,899 --> 00:09:55,961 给朋友的公司开了发票他 210 00:09:55,973 --> 00:09:57,223 也给我的公司开了发票 211 00:09:57,473 --> 00:10:00,049 不止一次而是在接下来的几个月里 212 00:10:00,074 --> 00:10:03,287 反复操作双方都用公司支票互相 213 00:10:03,287 --> 00:10:06,875 支付在英国与美国不同只要你 214 00:10:06,875 --> 00:10:09,662 有支付意图即使账户里当时没有 215 00:10:09,662 --> 00:10:12,412 足够资金开具支票也不算联邦 216 00:10:12,424 --> 00:10:15,511 罪行我们两家小公司的收入因此 217 00:10:15,537 --> 00:10:19,399 大幅增长我们精确安排付款时间确保 218 00:10:19,412 --> 00:10:21,836 账户里刚好有足够资金来支付 219 00:10:21,861 --> 00:10:25,086 对方的款项这意味着我们双方都 220 00:10:25,098 --> 00:10:27,449 必须特别关注各自的现金流状况 221 00:10:28,024 --> 00:10:31,111 我回到了银行他们对业务蒸蒸日上 222 00:10:31,136 --> 00:10:33,424 感到欣喜更对我如此娴熟地 223 00:10:33,449 --> 00:10:36,674 监控现金流表示赞赏我的朋友 224 00:10:36,787 --> 00:10:39,674 也做了同样的事最终两家 225 00:10:39,674 --> 00:10:41,711 银行分别为我们的公司提供了 226 00:10:41,736 --> 00:10:44,362 透支额度这一额度让我能够 227 00:10:44,362 --> 00:10:46,336 以远超原本可能的速度发展 228 00:10:46,687 --> 00:10:49,449 并最终创造了进一步扩张和偿还 229 00:10:49,461 --> 00:10:51,937 透支所需的利润我不确定 230 00:10:52,037 --> 00:10:54,350 我和朋友的做法是否违法尽管 231 00:10:54,350 --> 00:10:57,412 我对此表示怀疑毫无疑问这并 232 00:10:57,412 --> 00:10:59,924 不十分道德但确实证明是有效 233 00:10:59,924 --> 00:11:02,537 的我确信的是银行对我 234 00:11:02,549 --> 00:11:04,537 控制现金流的能力似乎比对 235 00:11:04,537 --> 00:11:07,399 我公司的增长更为印象深刻这种 236 00:11:07,424 --> 00:11:10,074 敏锐的控制是通过透支获得更多 237 00:11:10,086 --> 00:11:12,586 资金以扩张的关键它培养了 238 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:16,149 信心现在我们来到一个棘手的话题 239 00:11:16,375 --> 00:11:18,886 债务保理我敲下这些字时 240 00:11:19,000 --> 00:11:21,850 感觉自己像个伪君子不过话说回来 241 00:11:22,312 --> 00:11:23,787 我这辈子被骂过更难听 242 00:11:23,787 --> 00:11:25,937 的话早就练就了宽厚的肩膀 243 00:11:26,511 --> 00:11:29,562 债务保理就像抽烟你明明知道 244 00:11:29,674 --> 00:11:32,086 吸烟会导致死亡但那个可怕的 245 00:11:32,100 --> 00:11:36,386 结局毕竟还遥不可及而此刻你急需 246 00:11:36,399 --> 00:11:38,549 一支烟当你与债务保理 247 00:11:38,562 --> 00:11:40,937 公司交易时会将应收账款 248 00:11:40,961 --> 00:11:43,787 转让给他们他们不仅收取服务费 249 00:11:44,112 --> 00:11:46,812 还要抽取债务金额的佣金相当高昂 250 00:11:46,812 --> 00:11:50,524 的佣金瞧你的现金流危机 251 00:11:50,625 --> 00:11:54,162 瞬间解决了然而长远来看你并 252 00:11:54,162 --> 00:11:57,250 未真正摆脱困境保理业务如同与 253 00:11:57,274 --> 00:12:01,074 魔鬼交易正如浮士德那样你终将在 254 00:12:01,086 --> 00:12:03,699 这场交易中吃尽苦头唯 255 00:12:03,699 --> 00:12:05,886 有陷入绝境时才应考虑保理 256 00:12:06,225 --> 00:12:09,062 签约时务必谨慎确保公司能在 257 00:12:09,086 --> 00:12:11,324 不支付巨额违约金的前提下解除 258 00:12:11,324 --> 00:12:14,287 合同最理想的情况是永远不要 259 00:12:14,312 --> 00:12:17,424 涉足保理关于吸烟和保理我要说 260 00:12:17,424 --> 00:12:20,000 的就这些两者都是令人极度不适 261 00:12:20,412 --> 00:12:24,211 有害健康且后患无穷的行为直面现金 262 00:12:24,211 --> 00:12:27,336 流压力拒绝鸵鸟心态是所有初创 263 00:12:27,350 --> 00:12:30,062 企业的首要任务创办新公司时 264 00:12:30,062 --> 00:12:32,875 你可以将许多工作委派他人但 265 00:12:32,899 --> 00:12:36,149 现金流监控与预测绝不能假手于人 266 00:12:36,725 --> 00:12:38,612 这是你个人必须承担的责任与 267 00:12:38,625 --> 00:12:42,350 任务无人可以替代在创业初期你 268 00:12:42,362 --> 00:12:45,336 可以通过以下建议改善现金流将 269 00:12:45,350 --> 00:12:48,750 薪资支出压至绝对最低水平人力 270 00:12:48,750 --> 00:12:51,711 成本是最主要的日常开支切勿 271 00:12:51,725 --> 00:12:54,711 签订长期租赁协议或租用高档办公 272 00:12:54,711 --> 00:12:55,199 空间 273 00:12:56,100 --> 00:12:58,412 除非业务特殊需要给客户留下此 274 00:12:58,412 --> 00:13:01,437 类印象否则切勿购置豪华办公或 275 00:13:01,450 --> 00:13:05,049 接待家具若对方主动提出宴请不必 276 00:13:05,062 --> 00:13:08,062 抢着买单日后自有彰显实力 277 00:13:08,062 --> 00:13:10,899 的机会个人薪资仅维持基本温饱 278 00:13:10,912 --> 00:13:14,774 即可亲自致电催收欠款无需难为情 279 00:13:15,350 --> 00:13:18,861 此法立竿见影在城市里尽可能步行 280 00:13:18,875 --> 00:13:23,073 往返既强身健体又树立榜样以鹰隼 281 00:13:23,073 --> 00:13:25,625 般的锐利目光审核所有员工的 282 00:13:25,636 --> 00:13:29,048 差旅与报销申请若需延期付款 283 00:13:29,461 --> 00:13:32,636 务必直接致电供应商负责人明确还款 284 00:13:32,636 --> 00:13:36,475 日期并严格履约即使当周需节衣缩食 285 00:13:36,687 --> 00:13:40,037 也必须确保员工薪资准时发放发放 286 00:13:40,062 --> 00:13:43,524 员工信用卡配备公司手机或车辆无异 287 00:13:43,524 --> 00:13:47,200 于自取灭亡彻夜不关灯不关电脑 288 00:13:47,211 --> 00:13:51,211 打印机复印机纯属愚蠢行径每周在前台 289 00:13:51,236 --> 00:13:53,812 摆放一瓶鲜花比价值十万英镑的 290 00:13:53,836 --> 00:13:56,261 意大利奢华家具更能留下好印象 291 00:13:56,825 --> 00:14:00,399 学会低头示弱在初创企业的现金 292 00:14:00,399 --> 00:14:03,250 流管理中适度屈从是有效手段 293 00:14:03,825 --> 00:14:06,575 供应商有求于你要毫不留情 294 00:14:06,575 --> 00:14:09,562 地让他们相互竞争仅在极端 295 00:14:09,575 --> 00:14:12,711 困境下选择保理融资并尽快脱离 296 00:14:12,736 --> 00:14:16,611 这种状态保持昂扬斗志境况本可能 297 00:14:16,625 --> 00:14:18,774 更糟你本可能正在为他们 298 00:14:18,787 --> 00:14:22,412 打工现金流是企业的命脉正如 299 00:14:22,437 --> 00:14:25,224 总统和首相们学会备战求和平 300 00:14:25,700 --> 00:14:27,861 你必须对初创公司的资金流动 301 00:14:27,961 --> 00:14:31,986 做好最坏打算同时怀抱最好期待定期 302 00:14:32,011 --> 00:14:34,899 甚至痴迷般地监控是关键早期 303 00:14:34,899 --> 00:14:37,312 我对此深恶痛绝但连我这样 304 00:14:37,423 --> 00:14:39,149 不擅精打细算的人都能做到 305 00:14:39,486 --> 00:14:42,886 你也必定可以第三个错误在失败 306 00:14:42,886 --> 00:14:45,162 中越陷越深这可能是整本书 307 00:14:45,162 --> 00:14:47,274 中最容易写出的两个字却 308 00:14:47,274 --> 00:14:49,700 也是最难避免的错误我们都 309 00:14:49,700 --> 00:14:52,149 会犯这个错即使是最优秀 310 00:14:52,149 --> 00:14:54,950 的人也难免在整个职业生涯 311 00:14:54,950 --> 00:14:58,000 中我们从未停止过这样做这是 312 00:14:58,011 --> 00:15:00,450 一种只有钢铁般的意志力或 313 00:15:00,461 --> 00:15:04,125 事后诸葛亮的智慧才能治愈的顽疾强化 314 00:15:04,136 --> 00:15:06,949 失败听起来很容易避免如果某 315 00:15:06,949 --> 00:15:09,037 件事失败了就停止做它 316 00:15:09,312 --> 00:15:13,187 开始做别的事情对吗呃没错 317 00:15:13,750 --> 00:15:17,348 只是你究竟何时才能断定自己手 318 00:15:17,348 --> 00:15:19,912 上握着一个失败呢答案总是 319 00:15:20,136 --> 00:15:23,524 太迟了永远都为时已晚让我们 320 00:15:23,549 --> 00:15:25,899 稍作思考成功与失败的本质 321 00:15:26,473 --> 00:15:28,924 我们知道成功总有无数人邀功 322 00:15:29,287 --> 00:15:32,136 而失败向来无人认领更遑论 323 00:15:32,162 --> 00:15:35,449 被视为私生子但另一方面成功也被 324 00:15:35,461 --> 00:15:37,799 形容为能够从一个失败走向 325 00:15:37,799 --> 00:15:40,461 另一个失败毫无悔意且热情不减 326 00:15:40,461 --> 00:15:43,199 的能力说得都很对可 327 00:15:43,211 --> 00:15:46,336 我们到底该如何判断失败已经发生 328 00:15:46,711 --> 00:15:49,324 以便及时停止强化它并继续前进 329 00:15:49,324 --> 00:15:52,836 呢关于此事所有先知智者与 330 00:15:52,848 --> 00:15:55,662 大师都保持沉默我个人的猜测 331 00:15:55,662 --> 00:15:59,412 是许多失败仅仅是时机问题曾经 332 00:15:59,437 --> 00:16:02,549 行不通的如今成功了过去万无一失的 333 00:16:02,562 --> 00:16:05,687 反面不再奏效以传真机的发明为 334 00:16:05,687 --> 00:16:09,375 例传真技术存在了几十年后传真机 335 00:16:09,399 --> 00:16:12,687 才被广泛采用有一天我的美国 336 00:16:12,699 --> 00:16:15,261 办公室经理带我走到走廊教 337 00:16:15,261 --> 00:16:17,750 我如何使用我们崭新的传真机我们 338 00:16:17,761 --> 00:16:19,912 为什么需要这个因为大家都在买 339 00:16:20,149 --> 00:16:22,299 好吧但为什么大家都在买 340 00:16:22,699 --> 00:16:25,111 不知道反正就是都在买据 341 00:16:25,111 --> 00:16:27,848 我观察这项技术与我几年 342 00:16:27,848 --> 00:16:29,537 前见过的原型机相比并 343 00:16:29,537 --> 00:16:32,274 无太大改进但现在所有人 344 00:16:32,299 --> 00:16:35,287 都在购买失败已然蜕变为成功 345 00:16:35,861 --> 00:16:38,949 传真机达到了临界规模再举一个 346 00:16:38,961 --> 00:16:42,399 例子1977年经过多年与当权者 347 00:16:42,399 --> 00:16:45,961 的角力弗雷迪莱克爵士推出了跨大西洋 348 00:16:45,961 --> 00:16:49,037 的空中列车服务这家航空公司以 349 00:16:49,049 --> 00:16:52,699 竞争对手尤其是英国航空公司约三分之一 350 00:16:52,699 --> 00:16:55,924 的价格提供基础服务它曾一度 351 00:16:55,949 --> 00:16:58,973 大获成功随后却陷入困境于 352 00:16:59,000 --> 00:17:01,574 1982年以超过6亿美元的债务 353 00:17:01,674 --> 00:17:05,612 宣告破产伦敦金融城和华尔街的普遍观点 354 00:17:05,723 --> 00:17:09,761 将廉价航空公司视为失败案例然而 355 00:17:09,862 --> 00:17:14,099 进入21世纪的头十年形势骤变廉价航空 356 00:17:14,112 --> 00:17:17,537 公司再度风靡全球创造着数十亿美元的 357 00:17:17,549 --> 00:17:21,336 营业额前一刻还是败局转瞬即成 358 00:17:21,349 --> 00:17:24,612 胜势这仅仅是时机的问题这 359 00:17:24,612 --> 00:17:28,086 一切与强化失败有何关联正是 360 00:17:28,099 --> 00:17:30,287 这种可能性我们可能押中了一个 361 00:17:30,311 --> 00:17:33,112 慢热赢家而非深陷于彻头彻尾 362 00:17:33,112 --> 00:17:35,561 的败局说服了众多本应更 363 00:17:35,561 --> 00:17:38,511 明智的我们继续坚守陷入财务困境 364 00:17:38,511 --> 00:17:41,412 的产品或服务现在请安静坐 365 00:17:41,412 --> 00:17:43,924 好孩子们我要讲一个真实 366 00:17:43,924 --> 00:17:47,049 的悲伤故事大约十年前我在 367 00:17:47,061 --> 00:17:49,424 纽约投资了一个名为搅拌机的 368 00:17:49,449 --> 00:17:53,424 交互式CD-ROM新项目这张光盘包含 369 00:17:53,449 --> 00:17:56,961 新电影专辑的交互式评测电子游戏动画 370 00:17:56,961 --> 00:18:00,250 短片名人视频访谈及众多特色内容 371 00:18:00,799 --> 00:18:03,162 你只需将其插入电脑即可播放 372 00:18:03,474 --> 00:18:07,987 浏览观看或聆听这个开创性项目曾 373 00:18:07,987 --> 00:18:11,461 在媒体界引起巨大轰动我们的构想 374 00:18:11,561 --> 00:18:13,636 是像杂志般每月发行这张 375 00:18:13,648 --> 00:18:15,849 光盘还为其设计了绝妙的 376 00:18:15,862 --> 00:18:18,574 宣传语保持酷炫把头伸进 377 00:18:18,586 --> 00:18:23,199 搅拌机我热爱它媒体界也是如此我们 378 00:18:23,211 --> 00:18:26,261 赢得了无数奖项设计师和编辑们 379 00:18:26,287 --> 00:18:29,199 备受赞誉竞争对手们开始在走廊 380 00:18:29,199 --> 00:18:33,074 里徘徊思忖着Blender是否意味着纸 381 00:18:33,074 --> 00:18:35,912 质杂志的终结他们其实无需担忧 382 00:18:36,474 --> 00:18:40,011 Blender销量不佳每当我们将其带 383 00:18:40,011 --> 00:18:43,375 到焦点小组或免费发放时年轻人和 384 00:18:43,386 --> 00:18:46,250 科技爱好者们都会欢呼雀跃告诉我们 385 00:18:46,250 --> 00:18:48,561 它太酷了我加大了赌注 386 00:18:49,136 --> 00:18:52,362 我们开始为它打广告做营销我们 387 00:18:52,375 --> 00:18:55,311 付费让商店上架我们日夜不停 388 00:18:55,311 --> 00:18:58,136 地工作有时我不得不命令那些为 389 00:18:58,273 --> 00:19:01,436 Blender工作的年轻人回家睡觉他们实在 390 00:19:01,449 --> 00:19:02,061 乐在其中 391 00:19:02,099 --> 00:19:05,474 在内心深处我们相信我们正在开创 392 00:19:05,487 --> 00:19:08,237 一种新媒体我们计划推出专业版 393 00:19:08,436 --> 00:19:11,237 Blender就像专业杂志一样汽车版 394 00:19:11,436 --> 00:19:14,924 Blender时尚版Blender新电影发布版 395 00:19:15,136 --> 00:19:18,224 Blender我的小公司因各种创意 396 00:19:18,311 --> 00:19:21,737 而充满激情一些流行歌手对Blender 397 00:19:21,836 --> 00:19:24,987 杂志如此热衷甚至允许我们在当月 398 00:19:24,987 --> 00:19:27,299 的CD-ROM中收录他们未发布的 399 00:19:27,324 --> 00:19:29,474 音乐视频和即将发行专辑中的 400 00:19:29,487 --> 00:19:32,500 曲目出版行业媒体对此赞誉有 401 00:19:32,500 --> 00:19:35,325 加我将这个理念带回英国 402 00:19:35,436 --> 00:19:39,898 并尝试推广分销商零售商出版界同行 403 00:19:40,186 --> 00:19:41,936 所有人都支持并为这一 404 00:19:41,950 --> 00:19:44,761 新概念喝彩除了那些该死的顾客 405 00:19:44,773 --> 00:19:47,224 之外而每一期的销量都 406 00:19:47,224 --> 00:19:49,325 比上一期更惨淡一位 407 00:19:49,349 --> 00:19:51,836 杰出的零售商曾说过永远别 408 00:19:51,836 --> 00:19:54,287 想战胜顾客天啊他说得 409 00:19:54,298 --> 00:19:57,186 真对但我当时坚信只要人们 410 00:19:57,211 --> 00:20:00,750 尝试过Blender就一定会爱上它我 411 00:20:00,750 --> 00:20:02,987 到底在骗谁呢我在损失 412 00:20:03,011 --> 00:20:06,875 100万美元时放弃了吗没有我 413 00:20:06,875 --> 00:20:09,473 在损失300万美元时放弃了吗 414 00:20:10,037 --> 00:20:13,950 没有直到亏损超过500万美元我才 415 00:20:13,973 --> 00:20:18,125 幡然醒悟对于1990年代的个体创业者而言 416 00:20:18,537 --> 00:20:23,211 五百万美元简直是天文数字细想之下至今 417 00:20:23,211 --> 00:20:27,061 仍是如此Blender甚至不属于我的核心出版 418 00:20:27,075 --> 00:20:29,500 业务这意味着我是在用个人 419 00:20:29,500 --> 00:20:32,461 资金进行投资那五百万可都是税后 420 00:20:32,487 --> 00:20:35,298 真金白银一个人究竟能蠢到什么 421 00:20:35,298 --> 00:20:38,086 地步我竟忘了约翰德莱顿的 422 00:20:38,098 --> 00:20:41,511 忠告谬误如浮萍总在水面飘零 423 00:20:41,875 --> 00:20:44,400 欲觅珍珠者须向深渊潜行 424 00:20:44,973 --> 00:20:47,862 我忘记了向深渊潜行只顾痴迷 425 00:20:47,862 --> 00:20:50,436 于浮萍在水面勾勒的斑斓纹路 426 00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:53,400 由于不肯认输我的固执化作柔道 427 00:20:53,412 --> 00:20:55,912 大师一次次将我重摔在垫子 428 00:20:55,912 --> 00:20:58,511 上为什么我周复一周月 429 00:20:58,511 --> 00:21:02,737 复一月年复一年地持续强化失败这个 430 00:21:02,737 --> 00:21:05,325 问题我反复问过自己始终找 431 00:21:05,325 --> 00:21:07,598 不到满意的答案最接近真相 432 00:21:07,598 --> 00:21:10,211 的解释或许是我过分笃信定期 433 00:21:10,211 --> 00:21:12,811 发行CD-ROM光盘的模式并被这 434 00:21:12,811 --> 00:21:17,011 项技术深深吸引此外由大卫切里 435 00:21:17,125 --> 00:21:20,511 和杰森皮尔逊带领的Blender团队实在 436 00:21:20,525 --> 00:21:24,875 令人倾心他们勤奋敬业才华横溢勇于创新 437 00:21:25,174 --> 00:21:29,162 共事时总是充满乐趣简而言之我彻底 438 00:21:29,174 --> 00:21:31,686 爱上了这个项目我没有听从财务 439 00:21:31,686 --> 00:21:34,211 顾问的建议也没有采纳其他公司 440 00:21:34,237 --> 00:21:37,223 长期合伙人的忠告只是固执地坚守 441 00:21:37,223 --> 00:21:39,949 阵地最终为这份执着付出了 442 00:21:39,973 --> 00:21:43,525 惨痛代价倘若我在亏损两百万美元时 443 00:21:43,636 --> 00:21:46,250 就及时止损这原本是合情合理 444 00:21:46,250 --> 00:21:49,261 的抉择根本不会有人因此看轻Blender 445 00:21:49,461 --> 00:21:52,400 或是我的公司而如今若算 446 00:21:52,400 --> 00:21:54,049 上这八年间本应产生的 447 00:21:54,061 --> 00:21:56,561 复利我的银行账户里本该多 448 00:21:56,561 --> 00:22:01,750 出四百万美元四百万美元想想看这就 449 00:22:01,750 --> 00:22:04,261 是为失败买单的代价祝你 450 00:22:04,261 --> 00:22:07,186 在避免失败的道路上好运显然 451 00:22:07,574 --> 00:22:11,074 我对此一窍不通注Blender也带来 452 00:22:11,074 --> 00:22:13,912 了一件好事当初我满怀热情地 453 00:22:14,037 --> 00:22:16,586 在全球注册了这个名称和商标 454 00:22:16,900 --> 00:22:19,824 花费不菲几年后当我们在美国 455 00:22:19,836 --> 00:22:22,049 创办音乐杂志时我将其命名 456 00:22:22,049 --> 00:22:25,011 为Blender并重新注册这次成本低 457 00:22:25,011 --> 00:22:28,811 得多如今Blender大获成功成为 458 00:22:28,824 --> 00:22:31,886 唯一能与老牌滚石杂志分庭抗礼的 459 00:22:31,912 --> 00:22:35,000 音乐刊物不过要是当初能多四百万美元 460 00:22:35,025 --> 00:22:37,025 来推广它就更好了第四宗 461 00:22:37,025 --> 00:22:41,275 错眼高手低接下来是令人痛心的部分这个 462 00:22:41,287 --> 00:22:43,699 我实在不愿下笔的部分这个将 463 00:22:43,699 --> 00:22:46,211 把鄙人最不堪一面暴露无遗的部分 464 00:22:46,787 --> 00:22:49,473 唉亲爱的读者既然你为这 465 00:22:49,473 --> 00:22:51,412 本书付了钱理应获得最 466 00:22:51,412 --> 00:22:54,037 坦诚的内容在撰写时我会 467 00:22:54,049 --> 00:22:56,936 这样安慰自己说实话这安慰效果 468 00:22:56,936 --> 00:22:59,900 有限我的行为绝非个例早在 469 00:22:59,912 --> 00:23:01,848 我之前就有人走过这条路 470 00:23:02,223 --> 00:23:04,186 此刻更有无数人正在接受训练 471 00:23:04,612 --> 00:23:06,662 准备接替我在年度蠢材流水线上 472 00:23:06,662 --> 00:23:09,324 的位置至少我活着走出了这 473 00:23:09,324 --> 00:23:12,686 场闹剧确实我曾短暂地走 474 00:23:12,686 --> 00:23:15,750 在正轨上但随后眼高手低综合征 475 00:23:15,775 --> 00:23:19,724 发作险些满盘皆输不仅是金钱我把 476 00:23:19,737 --> 00:23:23,023 事情搞得多么糟糕啊不过让 477 00:23:23,023 --> 00:23:25,674 我们从头讲起1974年当我 478 00:23:25,686 --> 00:23:29,074 凭借功夫月刊一期关于武打明星李小龙 479 00:23:29,074 --> 00:23:32,037 的海报特辑首次获得真正财务成功 480 00:23:32,037 --> 00:23:36,261 时早已开始好高骛远胸怀大志本身并无 481 00:23:36,273 --> 00:23:39,136 过错这本标题带有月刊字样的 482 00:23:39,162 --> 00:23:41,862 单期小册子在英国杂志界引起 483 00:23:41,862 --> 00:23:45,674 了不少笑声单期出版物并非前所未闻 484 00:23:46,086 --> 00:23:48,849 但将其称为月刊确实有些言过其实 485 00:23:49,424 --> 00:23:52,250 毕竟对功夫一窍不通的嬉皮记者们 486 00:23:52,561 --> 00:23:55,186 怎么可能每年围绕一个人出版十二期 487 00:23:55,199 --> 00:23:57,324 内容呢就连我那些友好的 488 00:23:57,336 --> 00:24:00,574 经销商也只给功夫月刊一年的生存 489 00:24:00,586 --> 00:24:04,037 期限出乎所有人意料尤其是我自己 490 00:24:04,250 --> 00:24:07,237 功夫月刊持续出版了十年之久每 491 00:24:07,237 --> 00:24:09,662 期内容几乎都专用于颂扬李小龙 492 00:24:09,662 --> 00:24:12,961 的卓越之处必须承认我们确实 493 00:24:12,974 --> 00:24:17,074 具备一两个有利条件首先李小龙一生短暂 494 00:24:17,099 --> 00:24:20,924 而辉煌英年早逝这对任何电影明星而言 495 00:24:21,023 --> 00:24:24,750 都是绝佳的职业注脚其次从法律 496 00:24:24,761 --> 00:24:27,386 角度而言对逝者进行诽谤是 497 00:24:27,398 --> 00:24:30,961 不可能的再者他的影响力遍及 498 00:24:30,961 --> 00:24:35,424 全球几乎每个国家包括第三世界国家最后 499 00:24:35,836 --> 00:24:38,324 我曾在李小龙葬礼期间委托好友 500 00:24:38,349 --> 00:24:41,461 唐阿蒂奥前往香港获取了大量李小龙 501 00:24:41,461 --> 00:24:43,836 的珍贵照片唐是位出色的 502 00:24:43,849 --> 00:24:46,636 记者他着手采访了所有与李小龙 503 00:24:46,662 --> 00:24:49,261 有过交集的人这些访谈在 504 00:24:49,273 --> 00:24:51,936 往后十余年间成为了我创办杂志 505 00:24:51,936 --> 00:24:54,336 的基石我还有什么大想法呢 506 00:24:54,898 --> 00:24:58,287 功夫月刊第一期一经出版首印就卖 507 00:24:58,287 --> 00:25:00,787 出超过10万册我便开始频繁 508 00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:04,761 乘坐飞机几十趟航班我与澳大利亚律师 509 00:25:04,773 --> 00:25:08,648 朋友安德鲁费舍尔一起在接连不断的国家 510 00:25:08,648 --> 00:25:12,250 里将功夫月刊授权给众多外国出版 511 00:25:12,250 --> 00:25:16,574 公司最终功夫月刊甚至推出了中文版 512 00:25:16,886 --> 00:25:21,561 以及德文法文意大利文瑞典文荷兰 513 00:25:21,561 --> 00:25:24,398 文西班牙文和阿拉伯文版本 514 00:25:25,099 --> 00:25:29,511 接着我飞往美国经济舱我永远不会忘记 515 00:25:29,511 --> 00:25:32,298 在纽约街头奔波的两周寻找在美国 516 00:25:32,311 --> 00:25:35,723 出版功夫月刊的合作伙伴我的头发 517 00:25:35,836 --> 00:25:38,037 依然垂至背心我的高跟 518 00:25:38,049 --> 00:25:41,750 蛇皮靴费什先生领带和仿制汤米纳特 519 00:25:41,761 --> 00:25:44,211 西装与美国商人们习惯的装扮 520 00:25:44,237 --> 00:25:46,936 截然不同我心目中的英雄之一是 521 00:25:46,949 --> 00:25:49,625 斯坦李和他的漫威漫画帝国 522 00:25:49,875 --> 00:25:53,574 该公司出版了无敌浩克蜘蛛侠以及 523 00:25:53,586 --> 00:25:57,787 我个人最爱的银影侠长话短说李先生 524 00:25:57,811 --> 00:25:59,325 让人把我赶出了他们 525 00:25:59,325 --> 00:26:02,200 在中城的办公室一家又一家出版商 526 00:26:02,298 --> 00:26:03,336 看了一眼我和我那 527 00:26:03,362 --> 00:26:05,700 微不足道的小产品然后就把我请 528 00:26:05,700 --> 00:26:07,898 出了门根本没有人对我 529 00:26:07,898 --> 00:26:10,987 有丝毫兴趣绝望之下我去拜访 530 00:26:10,987 --> 00:26:13,148 了一位英国侨民他的名字 531 00:26:13,237 --> 00:26:16,487 是伦敦TimeOut杂志的朋友托尼 532 00:26:16,798 --> 00:26:20,061 艾略特告诉我的他叫彼得彼得 533 00:26:20,086 --> 00:26:22,548 与他的合伙人鲍勃刚刚在纽约市 534 00:26:22,662 --> 00:26:25,075 创办了自己的杂志公司他的 535 00:26:25,086 --> 00:26:27,287 办公室是合用的更像一个小 536 00:26:27,287 --> 00:26:29,961 隔间但还算体面他的态度 537 00:26:29,987 --> 00:26:33,025 高深莫测但他有两个优势他有 538 00:26:33,037 --> 00:26:36,173 资金也有关系可以在那边让KFM 539 00:26:36,173 --> 00:26:39,311 的出版成为可能彼得缓慢而有条不紊 540 00:26:39,311 --> 00:26:42,075 地翻阅了我带来的功夫月刊样刊 541 00:26:42,473 --> 00:26:45,673 开始询问有关成本销售以及这种海报 542 00:26:45,673 --> 00:26:47,875 杂志独特版式的问题让我确认 543 00:26:47,886 --> 00:26:50,500 一下他说这实际上就是从 544 00:26:50,525 --> 00:26:53,250 普通杂志中取出的未裁切十六页 545 00:26:53,261 --> 00:26:55,825 签名页但你们却向读者收取 546 00:26:55,848 --> 00:26:57,723 整本杂志的价格您说得 547 00:26:57,723 --> 00:27:00,912 对我回答能定这个价位我 548 00:27:00,923 --> 00:27:02,973 激动地接着说是因为孩子们 549 00:27:03,000 --> 00:27:04,673 读完以后可以把它当作廉价 550 00:27:04,686 --> 00:27:07,098 海报挂在墙上彼得抬头看 551 00:27:07,098 --> 00:27:09,723 着我笑了我愿意试试必须 552 00:27:09,737 --> 00:27:13,400 试试看反正我们不会损失什么三十年过去了 553 00:27:13,650 --> 00:27:15,987 彼得和罗伯特至今仍是我的美国 554 00:27:16,000 --> 00:27:19,750 合作伙伴功夫月刊在美国大获成功 555 00:27:20,098 --> 00:27:24,336 一本杂志引出了更多合作这些年来彼得 556 00:27:24,662 --> 00:27:26,750 鲍勃和我共同承担了数亿美元的 557 00:27:26,761 --> 00:27:29,575 风险为数千名美国人创造了就业 558 00:27:29,575 --> 00:27:33,711 机会我们也因此变得富有胸怀大志这 559 00:27:33,711 --> 00:27:37,824 才是关键所在回溯1970年代英国数十家 560 00:27:37,848 --> 00:27:41,049 独立杂志出版商几乎无人敢怀揣足够 561 00:27:41,061 --> 00:27:44,186 宏大的梦想登上飞机前往全球最大 562 00:27:44,199 --> 00:27:48,011 市场推销自己的刊物那些少数付诸行动 563 00:27:48,011 --> 00:27:50,674 者也只是将杂志版权授权给 564 00:27:50,699 --> 00:27:54,011 美国市场他们从未想过建立合作 565 00:27:54,011 --> 00:27:57,612 伙伴关系并冒险投入自有资金即便是 566 00:27:57,625 --> 00:28:00,299 像IPC这样的大型英国杂志出版 567 00:28:00,311 --> 00:28:03,699 集团也未曾考虑过冒险尝试或许 568 00:28:03,699 --> 00:28:05,348 是因为他们害怕失去的太多 569 00:28:05,912 --> 00:28:09,987 然而胸怀大志的必然结果便是行事谨慎 570 00:28:10,549 --> 00:28:14,299 即便取得一两次成功也绝不意味着大功告成 571 00:28:14,549 --> 00:28:17,174 成功从非永恒失败亦非绝境 572 00:28:17,750 --> 00:28:21,836 真正重要的是永远永远永远不要放弃 573 00:28:22,223 --> 00:28:24,811 这又是那个老话痨温斯顿丘吉尔 574 00:28:24,811 --> 00:28:28,612 的名言但此言确实一针见血一旦你 575 00:28:28,612 --> 00:28:31,900 开始相信自己永不出错成功会自动带来 576 00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:35,723 更多成功并且认为自己已经功成名就现实 577 00:28:35,750 --> 00:28:38,511 必定会给你一记当头棒喝沉溺 578 00:28:38,511 --> 00:28:41,674 于自我吹嘘始终是危险的行为但 579 00:28:41,674 --> 00:28:44,449 对初创企业主而言这种心态最具 580 00:28:44,461 --> 00:28:49,612 毁灭性所谓保持谦逊意味着保持接地气保持 581 00:28:49,636 --> 00:28:53,636 灵活应变持续审视企业如何能做得更好 582 00:28:54,211 --> 00:28:57,125 保持分寸感与谦卑之心不 583 00:28:57,125 --> 00:29:00,525 摆架子装大人物铭记至今取得的成功 584 00:29:00,625 --> 00:29:03,723 多半来自偶然的运气创业初期保持 585 00:29:03,737 --> 00:29:07,125 谦逊能为身边人树立榜样如果员工 586 00:29:07,136 --> 00:29:09,186 看到你沉迷于漫长的午餐时间 587 00:29:09,525 --> 00:29:12,375 为自己购置豪华公司座驾他们要么 588 00:29:12,487 --> 00:29:14,549 会心生不满要么会效仿你的 589 00:29:14,561 --> 00:29:17,973 行为这绝非好事等赚到第一个 590 00:29:17,987 --> 00:29:21,449 五千万后这些排场你大可以慢慢享受 591 00:29:22,025 --> 00:29:23,674 我一生中犯下的最严重 592 00:29:23,686 --> 00:29:27,086 错误大多源于忘记保持谦逊当 593 00:29:27,086 --> 00:29:30,461 你腰缠万贯诸事顺遂时这确实 594 00:29:30,473 --> 00:29:34,424 很难做到但妄自尊大会滋生自满而 595 00:29:34,424 --> 00:29:37,199 正是自满导致许多成功的初创企业 596 00:29:37,299 --> 00:29:40,848 走向衰败每天都必须全力以赴投入 597 00:29:40,848 --> 00:29:42,936 的时间甚至要超过最勤奋的 598 00:29:42,949 --> 00:29:46,849 员工必须保持灵活应变愿意倾听学习 599 00:29:47,049 --> 00:29:50,261 效仿他人的成功之道若停滞不前 600 00:29:50,561 --> 00:29:53,375 自以为功成名就开始想着游戏结束 601 00:29:53,761 --> 00:29:56,648 该庆祝了厄运便会迅速降临 602 00:29:57,224 --> 00:29:59,125 我对此深有体会因为在 603 00:29:59,125 --> 00:30:02,511 八九十年代之交我忘记了保持谦逊的 604 00:30:02,523 --> 00:30:07,511 真谛挥霍数百万美元纵情酒色对曾经付出鲜血 605 00:30:07,787 --> 00:30:10,261 汗水和财富换来的金钱丧失 606 00:30:10,287 --> 00:30:15,011 全部敬畏那时的我正是得意忘形仅仅 607 00:30:15,037 --> 00:30:17,799 十年间我挥霍了上亿美元过着 608 00:30:17,824 --> 00:30:21,686 奢靡无度的生活曾几何时至少有十四位 609 00:30:21,699 --> 00:30:24,136 情妇定期从我的私人账户领取 610 00:30:24,136 --> 00:30:28,324 津贴在纽约伦敦或香港单单一晚 611 00:30:28,324 --> 00:30:30,898 的娱乐开销就能高达三四万美元 612 00:30:31,474 --> 00:30:33,049 世间没有我做不到的事 613 00:30:33,523 --> 00:30:36,898 我就是世界之王不可一世尽管 614 00:30:36,898 --> 00:30:39,436 我还不至于愚蠢到动用公司资金 615 00:30:39,537 --> 00:30:41,648 来支撑这种荒唐行径但我的 616 00:30:41,662 --> 00:30:45,912 事业依然遭受重创健康也每况愈下一些 617 00:30:45,936 --> 00:30:47,811 我曾信任的良才离我而 618 00:30:47,811 --> 00:30:50,461 去这无疑是我此生做过 619 00:30:50,487 --> 00:30:54,086 最愚蠢的事它几乎要了我的命最终 620 00:30:54,487 --> 00:30:56,424 我住进了医院当那里的 621 00:30:56,436 --> 00:30:59,049 医生得知我过去几年吸食了多少 622 00:30:59,061 --> 00:31:02,061 可卡因和灌了多少酒后他们简直 623 00:31:02,086 --> 00:31:04,086 气疯了他们用最直白的 624 00:31:04,099 --> 00:31:06,125 字眼一字一顿地警告我 625 00:31:06,487 --> 00:31:09,037 要么彻底戒掉毒品和酒精要么 626 00:31:09,049 --> 00:31:12,261 他们就不再管我其中一位口吃的 627 00:31:12,287 --> 00:31:16,162 年轻医生总结道丹丹尼斯先生你 628 00:31:16,474 --> 00:31:19,375 你你的行为就像拿拿 629 00:31:19,375 --> 00:31:22,199 着通往监监狱或或停尸房的 630 00:31:22,199 --> 00:31:26,224 单单程票你你你想选哪 631 00:31:26,523 --> 00:31:29,449 哪一个他说得对我一直 632 00:31:29,449 --> 00:31:33,674 在装腔作势最终我醒悟过来开始整顿 633 00:31:33,699 --> 00:31:37,299 自己的生活我侥幸逃脱了装腔作势带来的 634 00:31:37,311 --> 00:31:40,974 恶果几乎像变魔术一样生意又开始 635 00:31:40,987 --> 00:31:43,436 有了起色我重新投身于奋斗 636 00:31:43,737 --> 00:31:45,912 戒掉了所有毒品这可能是 637 00:31:45,912 --> 00:31:47,625 我做过最难的事酒 638 00:31:47,636 --> 00:31:49,586 也只喝葡萄酒并让那些妓女 639 00:31:49,599 --> 00:31:52,299 滚蛋自那以后我成为了一个 640 00:31:52,324 --> 00:31:55,537 更快乐的人或许也更温和了伤痕 641 00:31:55,549 --> 00:32:00,261 犹在伤害已成定局无法逃避但年复一年 642 00:32:00,599 --> 00:32:02,586 这一切愈发像是发生在别人 643 00:32:02,599 --> 00:32:03,386 身上的故事 644 00:32:04,099 --> 00:32:08,150 志存高远行事谦逊这是永不过时的处世 645 00:32:08,162 --> 00:32:10,586 之道这条准则对初创企业 646 00:32:10,612 --> 00:32:13,412 尤为重要即便你已跻身行业翘楚 647 00:32:13,686 --> 00:32:16,261 它仍将长久为你保驾护航在 648 00:32:16,275 --> 00:32:19,412 商界成功而谦逊的企业家总能赢得 649 00:32:19,436 --> 00:32:21,750 崇高的敬意与尊重尽管这样的 650 00:32:21,773 --> 00:32:26,112 稀世之珍比凤毛麟角更难得归根结底这远 651 00:32:26,112 --> 00:32:27,875 比像惹人厌的暴发户那般 652 00:32:27,974 --> 00:32:31,974 招摇过市有趣得多直至今日每当想起 653 00:32:32,000 --> 00:32:34,773 当年忘记保持谦逊时挥霍的财富 654 00:32:34,799 --> 00:32:38,386 与荒唐行径我仍会面红耳赤兄弟 655 00:32:38,386 --> 00:32:42,673 姐妹们切莫重蹈覆辙切莫重蹈覆辙 656 00:32:43,250 --> 00:32:47,561 布道至此第五宗错吝于招贤纳士如果 657 00:32:47,561 --> 00:32:50,250 你决心致富那么你只需要一种 658 00:32:50,261 --> 00:32:53,561 才能在目光扫向下一段之前你 659 00:32:53,561 --> 00:32:55,898 能猜到它是什么吗没错 660 00:32:56,461 --> 00:32:59,673 你需要的是识别聘用并培养 661 00:32:59,700 --> 00:33:01,849 其他有才之士的能力才能 662 00:33:01,875 --> 00:33:04,836 无可替代勤奋与一切美德皆 663 00:33:04,849 --> 00:33:09,200 徒劳无用小说家奥尔德斯赫胥黎写道就 664 00:33:09,211 --> 00:33:11,511 文学而言我向来不太推崇他 665 00:33:11,936 --> 00:33:13,862 但在这个观点上赫胥黎是正确 666 00:33:13,862 --> 00:33:17,112 的任何由庸碌之辈和墨守成规者 667 00:33:17,136 --> 00:33:19,511 经营管理的企业能存活已属 668 00:33:19,525 --> 00:33:23,098 幸运更不用说繁荣发展了人才是 669 00:33:23,211 --> 00:33:26,211 持续增长的关键而增长则是 670 00:33:26,223 --> 00:33:29,086 早期致富的关键你必须识别并 671 00:33:29,098 --> 00:33:31,798 聘用人才在这方面绝不能吝啬 672 00:33:32,375 --> 00:33:36,112 有时为了确保有才之士愿意为你效力 673 00:33:36,223 --> 00:33:39,900 或长期留任你需要保持灵活性金钱 674 00:33:39,923 --> 00:33:42,936 并非总是最有效的激励因素人才 675 00:33:42,961 --> 00:33:45,311 当然渴望优渥的薪资但令人惊讶 676 00:33:45,311 --> 00:33:47,211 的是他们往往更易被新的 677 00:33:47,223 --> 00:33:49,900 机遇与挑战所吸引我在纽约 678 00:33:49,900 --> 00:33:54,298 丹尼斯出版公司的首席执行官斯蒂芬科尔文就 679 00:33:54,311 --> 00:33:57,250 是个绝佳例证这位来自贝尔法斯特的 680 00:33:57,261 --> 00:34:00,348 小伙子在伦敦为丹尼斯公司销售广告 681 00:34:00,450 --> 00:34:03,912 而声名鹊起他出众的才华如同磁石 682 00:34:03,912 --> 00:34:06,450 般吸引着我的竞争对手某 683 00:34:06,450 --> 00:34:08,811 家对手公司暗中这种事其实并 684 00:34:08,811 --> 00:34:11,561 不罕见安排他与妻子皮帕飞 685 00:34:11,561 --> 00:34:13,911 抵美国西海岸并以高管职位 686 00:34:13,925 --> 00:34:17,500 相诱斯蒂芬与皮帕对美国一见倾心 687 00:34:17,824 --> 00:34:20,175 决定抓住这个机会在彼处安家立业 688 00:34:20,750 --> 00:34:23,536 谁又能责怪他们呢美利坚与 689 00:34:23,550 --> 00:34:27,211 贝尔法斯特的街巷毕竟相隔万里闻讯后 690 00:34:27,211 --> 00:34:30,536 我当即采取行动斯蒂芬并非贪心之 691 00:34:30,536 --> 00:34:32,862 人仅靠提高他在英国的 692 00:34:32,875 --> 00:34:35,750 薪资不足以留住他那么他真正 693 00:34:35,762 --> 00:34:38,286 渴望的是什么是去美国生活 694 00:34:38,300 --> 00:34:41,711 和工作那时我正忙于在美国 695 00:34:41,711 --> 00:34:44,474 的BlenderCD-ROM上亏损并与彼得 696 00:34:44,586 --> 00:34:46,987 和鲍勃一起经营我们几年前创立 697 00:34:46,987 --> 00:34:50,286 的MicroWarehouse一家公开上市的硬件和 698 00:34:50,300 --> 00:34:53,936 软件目录转售商MicroWarehouse是一家 699 00:34:53,961 --> 00:34:56,525 价值二十亿美元的公司而我在美国 700 00:34:56,525 --> 00:34:59,375 的出版活动差不多只是副业我能 701 00:34:59,375 --> 00:35:02,525 给斯蒂芬科尔文提供什么以确保他 702 00:35:02,525 --> 00:35:04,586 的才能不被挖走我邀请 703 00:35:04,612 --> 00:35:06,862 斯蒂芬飞到我在康涅狄格州的湖 704 00:35:06,862 --> 00:35:09,061 边小屋见面他对此并不 705 00:35:09,061 --> 00:35:12,550 太热衷他非常清楚我打算试图 706 00:35:12,574 --> 00:35:15,824 策反他他也知道我在美国 707 00:35:15,936 --> 00:35:17,800 并没有能引起他兴趣的丹尼斯 708 00:35:17,811 --> 00:35:21,186 那样的业务尽管如此他还是来了 709 00:35:21,750 --> 00:35:24,550 斯蒂芬抵达时我领他来到码头 710 00:35:24,887 --> 00:35:27,362 一同登上了我的船几杯啤酒 711 00:35:27,474 --> 00:35:29,012 伴着疾驰的快艇之旅后 712 00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:31,661 我关掉引擎我们相对而坐 713 00:35:32,074 --> 00:35:36,186 小船在坎德尔伍德湖面上轻轻荡漾我小心翼翼 714 00:35:36,186 --> 00:35:38,186 地不去打破这美妙的静默 715 00:35:38,762 --> 00:35:42,786 终于斯蒂芬开口了费利克斯我不打算 716 00:35:42,811 --> 00:35:45,050 留在丹尼斯公司了那是个很 717 00:35:45,050 --> 00:35:47,099 棒的企业但我想继续前进 718 00:35:47,362 --> 00:35:50,875 而且皮帕和我想来美国我点 719 00:35:50,875 --> 00:35:53,875 了点头我向上帝发誓直到那 720 00:35:53,875 --> 00:35:56,574 一刻我才意识到自己或许能做 721 00:35:56,574 --> 00:35:58,599 些什么他们给你提供的是 722 00:35:58,599 --> 00:36:02,411 什么职位副总裁他答道那 723 00:36:02,411 --> 00:36:03,936 你可愿意成为一家美国公司的 724 00:36:03,949 --> 00:36:08,699 总裁哪家公司丹尼斯出版公司根本 725 00:36:08,699 --> 00:36:13,061 没有丹尼斯出版公司费利克斯只有Blender杂志 726 00:36:13,175 --> 00:36:16,400 和一些零零碎碎的业务啊但很快 727 00:36:16,400 --> 00:36:18,987 就会有了斯蒂芬很快就会 728 00:36:18,987 --> 00:36:21,686 有一家丹尼斯出版公司它要出版 729 00:36:21,686 --> 00:36:24,773 什么你想让它出版什么斯蒂芬 730 00:36:25,349 --> 00:36:28,425 你可是堂堂总裁啊他无法拒绝 731 00:36:28,987 --> 00:36:31,974 这是他一直以来梦寐以求的机会我将 732 00:36:31,987 --> 00:36:35,161 保留我的才能而斯蒂芬将前往 733 00:36:35,161 --> 00:36:38,273 美国作为最后的额外奖励我告诉 734 00:36:38,273 --> 00:36:40,648 他他和皮帕以及他的孩子 735 00:36:40,648 --> 00:36:42,336 们可以随时使用我的湖边 736 00:36:42,336 --> 00:36:45,199 小屋几年后他赢得了一个行业 737 00:36:45,211 --> 00:36:47,699 奖项被称为媒体界最有价值的 738 00:36:47,711 --> 00:36:51,112 年轻CEO之类的无稽之谈更重要的 739 00:36:51,112 --> 00:36:53,125 是他为我一块砖一块瓦 740 00:36:53,125 --> 00:36:56,199 地建立了丹尼斯出版公司在这个 741 00:36:56,211 --> 00:36:58,398 过程中他也建立了自己的 742 00:36:58,411 --> 00:37:01,012 声誉当你遇到真正的人才时 743 00:37:01,387 --> 00:37:03,773 有时值得允许他们创建自己选择的 744 00:37:03,800 --> 00:37:07,887 工作结构十有八九通过邀请他们负责和 745 00:37:07,898 --> 00:37:10,512 控制一个新项目你会激励他们 746 00:37:10,625 --> 00:37:13,523 做出伟大的事情没有史蒂夫的帮助 747 00:37:13,949 --> 00:37:16,474 我可能也能在美国重建丹尼斯 748 00:37:17,050 --> 00:37:20,036 但我怀疑那会不会如此有趣我 749 00:37:20,036 --> 00:37:22,887 也怀疑我们是否能取得我们实际 750 00:37:22,898 --> 00:37:26,036 达到的那种成功程度人才通常清楚 751 00:37:26,061 --> 00:37:28,711 自身的价值但衡量这种价值的 752 00:37:28,724 --> 00:37:31,974 货币未必是百万年薪给予他们证明 753 00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,773 自己的机会有时甚至是让他们 754 00:37:34,887 --> 00:37:38,061 在日常运营中独当一面往往同样奏效 755 00:37:38,637 --> 00:37:40,987 即便只是将人才安排在现有业务 756 00:37:40,987 --> 00:37:43,500 中的一个小部门担任负责人这 757 00:37:43,500 --> 00:37:46,648 一原则依然适用人才所追求的 758 00:37:46,987 --> 00:37:49,800 往往正是证明自我和脱颖而出的契机 759 00:37:50,375 --> 00:37:52,425 关于这个话题的建议已在本 760 00:37:52,425 --> 00:37:56,411 节第二段阐明你必须识别人才然后 761 00:37:56,436 --> 00:37:59,911 竭尽全力将其招致麾下你需要培养 762 00:37:59,925 --> 00:38:02,987 他们给予恰当回报并防止他们被 763 00:38:02,987 --> 00:38:05,974 挖角如有必要可以构想一个新 764 00:38:05,974 --> 00:38:09,036 项目更好的做法是让人才 765 00:38:09,050 --> 00:38:11,887 自己来构想这个项目年轻是另一个 766 00:38:11,898 --> 00:38:15,425 因素当人才步入四十五岁至五十岁出头 767 00:38:15,425 --> 00:38:18,887 时其成本将变得极其高昂年轻 768 00:38:18,887 --> 00:38:21,137 人才可以在短期内以较低薪酬 769 00:38:21,161 --> 00:38:24,387 被发掘前提是工作内容足够具有 770 00:38:24,411 --> 00:38:27,786 挑战性随后他们的薪酬会达到 771 00:38:27,811 --> 00:38:31,599 市场水平最终他们会进入仅凭 772 00:38:31,625 --> 00:38:34,336 过往声誉获取报酬的阶段这正是 773 00:38:34,349 --> 00:38:36,050 必须与其分道扬镳的时刻 774 00:38:36,099 --> 00:38:39,625 法国印象派画家德加曾言二十五岁时 775 00:38:39,737 --> 00:38:43,025 人人皆有才华难的是五十岁 776 00:38:43,025 --> 00:38:47,137 时仍保有才华此言不虚尽管 777 00:38:47,161 --> 00:38:49,875 存在少数惊人的例外但大多数人才 778 00:38:49,875 --> 00:38:53,925 的创造力在四十五岁之后难免衰减任何 779 00:38:53,936 --> 00:38:56,512 渴望致富的人若无才能便 780 00:38:56,523 --> 00:38:59,724 无法实现这才能或是自身的但 781 00:38:59,724 --> 00:39:02,137 更可能是借他人之才才能 782 00:39:02,161 --> 00:39:05,800 虽可替代却不可或缺只需牢记关于 783 00:39:05,811 --> 00:39:09,898 才能的简单法则识别它雇佣它培育 784 00:39:09,898 --> 00:39:13,387 它奖励它保护它并在时机 785 00:39:13,387 --> 00:39:16,536 成熟时舍弃它若能在创立 786 00:39:16,561 --> 00:39:19,148 自身事业的过程中贯彻这些准则 787 00:39:19,574 --> 00:39:22,449 你若未能致富我必将深感诧异 788 00:39:23,023 --> 00:39:25,586 因为真相是才能为你承担了 789 00:39:25,612 --> 00:39:29,250 大部分工作正如自有文字记载以来始终 790 00:39:29,250 --> 00:39:33,536 如此毕竟是谁建造了金字塔是 791 00:39:33,536 --> 00:39:37,762 法老还是工程师深思之而后去招揽 792 00:39:37,762 --> 00:39:39,798 英才正如先贤所为