Even when they stop getting the desired results, founders keep pressing that button, hoping the inscrutable machine starts working again.
Category: Corporate Strategy
Increasing Deal Flow From Underrepresented Founders
Seriously, I can’t hammer this one home enough. Just. Fucking. Take. The. Call.
The Tie Goes To The Runner
In startup land, we like to tell ourselves a bedtime story that it’s all a meritocracy and we’re strictly about finding the best people. Hacker News is filled with comments like “who cares what race or gender they are; just pick the best people.” If only it were that easy, my little brogrammer.
Stop Launching “A Then B” Businesses
90% of all startups fail, and these particular founders are betting on two successful startups in a row. For the mathematically inclined out there, those founders have an approximately 1% chance of success. Good luck to them.
CORONA: Take Care Of You (Step #5)
Here’s a simple rule to follow: If an airline pilot wouldn’t do it the night before a long-haul flight, don’t do it as a founder. No getting drunk, no staying up until 3 am, no crappy midnight snacks. As a favorite children’s book once put it, just go the fuck to sleep.
CORONA: Focus On Customers (Step #4)
CEOs often forget that their company exists solely to solve the problems of their customers. And while “focus on customers,” isn’t a step only to be taken during an apocalypse, it has outsized importance when everything around us is changing.