Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “General advice”
Tl:DR: As a founder, you need a startup exit strategy. What works for you does not work for investors. Don’t get played. Here is why Why start a company? To have a big founder exit, right? You don’t sit in a room, envisage a future and think, ‘do you know what, I’m going to make someone a very happy VC …
Without a doubt, the single most informative piece of advice in my formative years came from my uncle. Ironically, it came from asking dumb questions. In this blog I’m going to talk about asking dumb questions and why they are critical for your personal development and that of your startup. How smart… are you? My uncle was the smartest person …
As a founder, you have so much to learn. When you are not profitable it is especially important to do the right things. Mistakes can be fatal. Get rid of your ego and assume you know nothing and learn from people who have a clue. You are also busy though, so want some quick learnings? Thomas Korte spent some 7 …
Bigcommerce co-founder Mitchell Harper wrote a blog in which he shares 28 things he would do different from his learnings (Startup learnings) in building a big startup which raised $125m. They are worth reading and applying on your own journey. I think it sucks to learn your own mistakes when you can benefit from others experience (and misfortune :)) Mitchell …
Why do founders fail? Ben Horowitz wrote a blog entitled “Why Founders Fail: The Product CEO Paradox” in response to being asked why they at a17z have removed founding CEOs, given they typically prefer them, which is worth reading if you are a CEO. In the extremes, I have seen cases where CEOs of startups are removed from product to …
