A 29-year-old startup founder who built an ecommerce empire shares her advice for entrepreneursFrank Chaparro
“Using these skills to our advantage and maintaining a strong network is extremely important for the success of any startup. You have it in you. Women need to remember that and tap into it.” Insead published a study that evaluated the differences in leader...
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But as someone noted to me privately, I have not provided much direct advice for startup founders. This post is a first step toward reducing the imbalance. Face-to-face, the number one tip I give to founders is: think very carefully before taking any round of funding. No, not because ...
will be a waste of time and effort. This strategy often leads to failure and even startup death. Rather, we tell startups to get their first customer by any means necessary, even by manual work that couldn’t be managed for more than ten, much less 100 or 1000 customers. At this st...
But be sure they share your values because creating conflicts about the operation of the company just to appease potential investors could work against your ultimate goals as a startup founder. 4. Focus on Traction Ajay Yadav Company name: Roomi ...
and then I got in with some co-investors at the angel stage. About 75% of my investments are with other angel investors, and maybe 25% are scenarios where I am the first angel to go in. The key thing is always setting out with the start-up exactly what they are trying to validate...
Doing a startup is brutally hard, and it’s even harder if your co-founders are not aligned, committed, or fond of each other. João de Paula – Glio (S13) The biggest responsibility of a founder is making the right decisions. Not sleeping, not exercising, being unhealthy, stressing ...
Google any startup related question and open up a few links, it’s quite likely that you’ll find conflicting advice. Similarly, there’s a good chance that if you go out and ask people yourself you’ll hear opposing thoughts. To add to the confusion, two contradictory appro...
#StartupAdvice 5 common mistakes by first-time startup founders and how to avoid them September 22, 2022 The following is a guest post by Arjun Moorthy, founder of The Factual. Arjun and I have known each other for a long time, originally when he was a member of the HubSpot leadership...