“Then he said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.”

I was on a call yesterday with a small videogaming startup who have built an interesting game but don’t have any players…yet.  The way they were talking about where they are right now reminded me of going fishing.  We can have the best rod and reel, have the perfect bait and be in our favorite spot and still the fish don’t bite.  That is, until they do.  Sometimes it is patience.  Sometimes it will be things out of our control.  Sometimes it will be that we need to change up a few things.  But, if we are prepared, if we have done our best and if we have given it our all, we will learn if the fish are there or not.  If they are, we are good.  If they are not, then we have learned it is time to rethink what we are doing.