So often founders look for tips and magic bullets to be a successful entrepreneur. Successful people are the worst to learn from, there is often luck involved (of course, not always. Respect the hustle). What worked for one person might not work for you. The reality is there are so many things you can do, it can be easier to focus …
Too busy and busy defined
When I was a junior M&A banker, I worked crazy hours. 20 hours a day was pretty regular for me. When I build startups I work pretty long hours and encourage staff to do the same. Only, I wouldn’t dream of making staff work a minimum of 16 hours a day (every day). The banking world is a little different. …
Disagree and commit to ship things faster
Tl;dr: A blog on disagree and commit. If you want to make better decisions, in a faster time frame, reduce meeting hell and analysis paralysis, then implement disagree and commit. In short, everyone shares their opinion, argues their case and a decision gets made. Everyone who disagreed sucks it up and ships the project with 100% commitment Management by consensus …
10 lessons from superheroes on being a startup hero
Tl;dr: 10 learnings from superheroes to be a startup hero yourself like never give up, get the job done, be the best and be clear on your purpose. Want a super huge exit? Don’t act like you don’t. I know you do. Well, you will need to do superhuman things to achieve such an accomplishment. Why not hire superheroes and …
How to forecast your fundraising till you exit
Tl;dr: Plan your path from now to exit. How much do you need to grow at each and every stage, and how much funding do you need to support that? Free tool in Excel. NOTE: If you want it, it gets emailed to you automatically. Fill in the download box! How do you answer these questions from an investor?: How …