Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #17: Boiling FrogsAs a founder, maintaining strong physical and mental health can be vital to the success of the business. Losing the founder to sudden…Mar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #16: Double-Edged Sword(s)Founding a company at any career or life stage comes with both challenges and opportunities. While many of these will be common to all…Mar 23, 2023Mar 23, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #15: The Tipping Point?One of our former colleagues used to say “Your network is your net-worth,” and there’s no doubt that harnessing the power of your personal…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #14: (In)CredibleWhen my co-founder left the company, one of my concerns was that a big chunk of our credibility left with her. Our company works in the HR…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #13: ScaleBack when myself and my co-founder began to consider how we might grow the company and scale beyond the limits of the two of us, we…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #12: CrashWe were no strangers to global ‘macro-economic’ events during our time in business.Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #11: From Stone Cold to SoldReferrals are great because someone who knows and trusts you is either introducing you to someone in their network who needs what you have…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #10: CashflowSo we were finally masters of our own destiny, building a sales function that would eventually lead to a predictable flow of work. We knew…Mar 21, 2023Mar 21, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #9: Three Feet from Gold?There’s a parable told in the famous Napoleon Hill book ‘Think and Grow Rich’ about a miner who spends huge amounts of time and money…Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023
Anonymous FounderFound and Lost #8: All good things…At the start of 2022, with some optimism returning to the world as it emerged from the restrictions of the pandemic, it seemed like there…Mar 20, 2023Mar 20, 2023