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Many years ago, I had to tell a co-founder we were building the wrong company.
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Hiten Shahx.comThis message will be deleted soon. Before it disappears, let me tell you something I have never shared publicly. Many years ago, I had to tell a co-founder we were building the wrong company. It was not one bad day. It was dozens. Every day I stayed silent, the situation got
Rob and I had to face the truth: Matter is a great product—3x App of the Day, with many thousands of passionate users—but it isn’t the next Duolingo.
Ben Springwater • Tweet
Despite being committed to a significant vision, he had done his best to launch early and iterate. Thus, he was facing a pivot or persevere moment just eight months into the life of his company. The more money, time, and creative energy that has been sunk into an idea, the harder it is to pivot.
Eric Ries • The Lean Startup: The Million Copy Bestseller Driving Entrepreneurs to Success
How can you reconcile Dr. Stay-the-Course and Mr. Sell-the-Thing? Clearly they are irreconcilable, but the key is to mute them both. A few keys on muting the emotions: Get paid (a salary). Most venture capitalists like entrepreneurs that are “all in,” meaning the entrepreneur has everything invested in the company and will have very little to show
... See moreBen Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
I have a founder confession: I regret finding cofounders before knowing what I wanted to build.
When I left my job, I partnered with a friend for ideation. Our customer calls seemed productive on the surface, but something felt off. Whenever we got close to signing customers, I
Michelle Limx.comEspecially in business, if something isn't going well, I try to acknowledge it publicly and I try to acknowledge it publicly in front of my co-founders and friends and co-workers. Then, I'm not hiding it from anybody else. If I'm not hiding it from anybody, I'm not going to delude myself from what's actually going on.