Don Dodge, author of the Next Big Thing blog and panelist at CED's recent Tech conference referenced this advice to entrepreneurs at the conference:
"The only thing better than a "Yes" is a quick "NO". When you are raising money, selling a customer, or trying to get a deal done, it is the long drawn out process that never ends that will kill you. It is the same thing with startups. Being successful is always the goal, but if it is going to fail...Fail fast."
Read the rest of Don's blog entry here.