The best founders I know listen to and read EVERYONE, but then they ignore everyone and make up their own mind

It’s also important to think about what you’re well-suited for. This is hard to do with pure introspection; ideally you can ask a mentor or some people you’ve worked with what you’re particularly good at. I’ve come to believe that founder/company fit is as important as product/market fit.

How many people achieve that -- finding the thing they love to do, and that they're good at, and then focusing on it? I suspect most entrepreneurs force themselves into roles they're just not right for because they want to be CEO.

Tragically, I think very few. The number of people who have successfully scaled a company from dream to post-IPO... See more