Founder's Mentality℠ and the paths to sustainable growth
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Founder's Mentality℠ and the paths to sustainable growth
- How can we better align incentives between founders and funders, and enable more people to build enduring companies with patience, care, and preservation at the center?
from My Favorite Questions by sari azout
Britt Gage added
- Our tagline is Founders are artists, not assets. If I had to summarize my core belief, it’s that the best founders, especially in the early days, look more like artists creating a fundamentally new, creative project. They don’t resemble business executives chasing an arbitrage opportunity.
from In the Asylum with Nick Chirls by Elan Miller
Mo Shafieeha added
- Clarity of purpose Summarizes the company’s business on the back of a business card. Large markets Address existing markets poised for rapid growth or change. A market on the path to a $1B potential allows for error and time for real margins to develop. Rich customers Target customers who will move fast and pay a premium for a unique offering. Focu... See more
from Elements of Enduring Companies by Sequoia Capital
Mo Shafieeha added
VCs may begin imposing strategic direction toward becoming the perfect acquisition target while founders are focused on creating the most sustainable company.
from Venture Capital Strategy: How to Think Like a Venture Capitalist by Patrick Vernon
sari and added
- Specifically, I think when building a company, all founders need to clearly prioritize the following three values: Scale, Speed, and Freedom
from What Kind of Company Do You Want to Build? by every.to
sari added
- The ambition to be global from day one was very rare before Uber. This ambition requires a blitz-scaling mentality
from Emil Michael (ex CBO at Uber) by Erik Torenberg
Ted Glasnow added