
When I mentor young founders, I always advise them to release their products as soon as possible. Don’t wait to make it perfect. Get it out there, listen to real users, and keep refining. Not only will your tree still bend, but you’ll avoid missing a big opportunity.
But bad bosses are not always bad people. Sure, sometimes they are and the two go hand in hand but more often than not, a bad boss is that way because of the bad things they do as opposed to being bad within themselves and to their core. Not every bad boss is a psychopath or narcissist. Many, probably most, just don’t know how to manage, let alone lead. Perhaps they themselves were victims of bad bosses, emulating bad boss behaviour. Perhaps it’s fear or lack of confidence. Either way, it boils down to some simple failures: skill, knowledge, application, desire.