Nicolas BoillotStartup Mindset # 9 — I Always Communicate with InvestorsLet’s start with two stories of failure:Jan 26, 2022Jan 26, 2022
Nicolas BoillotThe Startup Mindset #8 — Live Your User’s Story in Non-FictionWhat’s the likelihood you’d read this if it required more than 1–2 minutes? A longer article might better instruct you and stick with you…Dec 16, 2021Dec 16, 2021
Nicolas BoillotStartup Mindset Nugget # 7 — Reduce the Psychological Cost of Off-Shore DevelopmentThere are plenty of articles and books on off-shoring software development. This is about founder mindset, and here’s the deal: Even at…Dec 14, 2021Dec 14, 2021
Nicolas BoillotThe Startup Mindset #6 — Don’t Buy Into Revisionist Success StoriesInvestors, incubators and accelerators want your business to match their formula. They’ll tell you about founders that got the…Dec 10, 2021Dec 10, 2021
Nicolas BoillotStartup Mindset Nugget #5 — Get Comfortable with AskingAsking for help can feel awkward and uncomfortable. But unless your startup is a unicorn from the get-go, you’ll be asking repeatedly for…Dec 8, 2021Dec 8, 2021
Nicolas BoillotThe Startup Mindset #4 — How to Think About InvestorsMy co-founder once yelled at me: “You want to give away the company to investors who will breathe down our necks, not let us make our own…Dec 6, 2021Dec 6, 2021
Nicolas BoillotStartup Mindset Nugget #3 — How to Think of AdvisorsAdvisors are worth what you pay them. If you tie their rewards to your performance — i.e. incentivize with stock, AND pay them something —…Dec 3, 2021Dec 3, 2021
Nicolas BoillotStartup Mindset Nugget # 2 — You Need Company, but You Don’t Need A Co-FounderIn early days, don’t go it alone. Having someone else involved in some way — intern, sidekick, early employee, or minority partner, will…Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021
Nicolas BoillotStartup Mindset Nugget # 1 — Introduction… and Obsess over your mental and physical healthINTRO: Most business books seem to have one or two ideas, which are often really helpful, and then several hundred pages of examples. The…Dec 1, 2021Dec 1, 2021
Nicolas BoillotMy Republican Heart is Broken, But Not SurprisedI joined the Republican party as an idealistic young man. I had devoured Atlas Shrugged before I reached drinking age, and voted for…Oct 7, 20202Oct 7, 20202
