Ego versus confidence – don’t let the former destroy your startup
Ego and confidence. You can’t have one without the other, right? And you need both to build a successful business, right? Wrong.
Ego and confidence. You can’t have one without the other, right? And you need both to build a successful business, right? Wrong.
The point I want to make is about how often Venture Capital investors simply write off their investments. Which is what matters most for the entrepreneur, since for them it is a binary event — either they will make it, or not.
Don’t worry, we haven’t lost our minds. Nor are we using Latin as our new, secret form of communication within the corridors of Starttech Ventures.
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Your MVP is ready. And so is your team. Your business is starting out on its runway and you feel you are ready to apply for a startup accelerator.
Growth hackers, digital ninjas, social media gurus. Marketing is dead, long live hybrid marketing. Well, maybe that sounds a bit too dramatic for an ordinary Thursday, but on recent evidence it is not too wide of the mark.
What’s the secret to scaling up your startup or fledgling business? Well it wouldn’t be a secret if we told you. Never mind, I’m feeling generous so I’ll tell you anyway.
All or nothing. Death or glory. Who dares wins. That, in my opinion, is the only way to be a successful entrepreneur. The answer? Dedication. In an age of side hustles, jobs on the side and part-time revenue streams, this may seem a controversial thing to say.
To create, or to curate? This is a common dilemma for thousands of founders, entrepreneurs and marketing professionals out there who are involved in startup content marketing. Why? Because as a startup, not only do you typically have limited time to spend on marketing as a whole, you also have limited human resources.
What’s the difference between running a startup and a marathon? Wait for it… Nope, sorry. There’s no clever punchline. Why? Because this is no joke.
A watershed moment which affects every entrepreneur is coming and it’s not too far on the horizon. The date is May 25, 2018. And the subject is GDPR – the EU’s General Data Protection Policy which comes into force on that date.
The issue of startup salaries often sparks debate. I would go as far to say it is often one of the key conflict points for many entrepreneurs and founders starting out their businesses. Along with wearing many hats when a business first starts out. My view is simple.