In The Startup Playbook we have an entire section covering the traits and characteristics of successful founders. In it, we include a discussion of whether being an extrovert is a required startup trait. Hint: contrary to what the press and
The conventional wisdom in the startup community these days is that to create a successful startup, you need to move at breakneck speed in everything you do. And, to facilitate this, you should consume as much money as you can
Yesterday, the Dow Jones lost 459 points and the S&P 500 declined by almost 2.25%. Spotify went public in one of the strangest offerings of all time and reports about “The Trump Slump” battered the news wire. Yahoo! Finance covered
When advising new founding teams, entertaining an investment in new startups, and even talking with entrepreneurs about our book, The Startup Playbook, the concept of achieving work-life balance comes up frequently. Almost always, what the founders mean by balance is
Thanks to all of you, The Startup Playbook has been selling like gangbusters. We passed 4,000 books sold in the month since the book was released. Putting this in perspective, the average business book these days sells about 1,000 copies
I’ve spent a considerable amount of time playing angel investor over the years which has given me the chance to meet many great entrepreneurs. In general, when an entrepreneur contacts me, he/she is looking for money, advice or both. Generally
Let’s get this out of the way first, yes, you need to have a board and startup board meetings. Read this and you’ll know why. Now that’s out of the way, let’s get on to the topic at hand. Startup
We’re sorry to say that it’s highly unlikely you have a unique startup idea or will come up with one. The world is loaded with really smart and observant entrepreneurial people. Often, these people are already working on implementing an
As we’ve talked about before, we strongly believe that founding teams have a better chance of succeeding than a solo founder does. So, at the beginning, it’s important that the team carefully assess it’s combined skills and knowledge and then
Have trouble sharing? Playing nicely with others not your thing? Then you may be asking yourself exactly why you shouldn’t found a startup on your own. The fact is, you can be a solo founder. It’s just a tremendously hard
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