Startup Lessons

What are the reasons for startup small business failures?

1. LACK OF CLARITY AND PLANNING.

2. A DESIRE FOR PERFECTION.

3. NO LOVE FOR THE AUDIENCE AND TEAM.

7 points that clearly determines what does success mean for an entrepreneur

1. Dreaming that you can start your own business even people around don’t allow you to do so. (I am quite successful at this point.)
2. Solving life’s common problems. If you can…

The Pocket Guide of Essential YC Advice

• Launch now
• Build something people want
• Do things that don’t scale
• Find the 90 / 10 solution
• Find 10–100 customers who love your product
• All startups are badly broken at some point
• Write code — talk to users
• “It’s not your money”
• Growth is the…

Eight steps to get you moving ahead on your venture.

Step 1: Outline your main goal
Step 2: Outline your values
Step 3: Build a product concept that works
Step 4: Find a market that appreciates your product
Step 5: Map your networks
Step 6: Outline key indicators of performance
Step 7…

Entrepreneur Stories to Inspire

1. Mark Benioff Staged a Protest to Steal a Competitor’s Spotlight

- one of the founders of Salesforce

2. John Paul DeJoria Bounced Back from Homelessness

Entreprenuer Tips 1

Interesting Statistics about Selling that every person involved in direct sales should know —

1. The best time to cold call is between 4:00–5:00pm. The second best is 8:00–10:00am. The worst times are 11:00am and 2:00pm. (InsideSales and Kellogg School of Business)