10 Commandments for Founders
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Odysseus overcoming the Cyclops with cunning, not brute force. Entrepreneurs, take note.Reid Hoffman, CEO and founder of Linkedin, has a great podcast called “Masters of Scale”. I really liked this episode summarizing 10 core lessons that Reid has collected while doing his podcast.So here are my notes with some added links and ideas.You’ll find the episode and the full transcript here:▻https://mastersofscale.com/tim-ferriss-ten-commandments-of-startup-success/Commandment 1: Expect RejectionYou have to have tough skin. Party of surviving the ups and downs is to mentally anticipate lots of downs.In terms of raising funds, Hoffmann recommends getting squirmy “No’s” from investors. No brainer business ideas that get all those “Yes’s” mean lots of competition. In a VC partner meeting, lack of (...)
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