The One Job Interview Question You Should Always Ask — and Other Top Advice from Today’s Most Successful Founders
This year’s 30 Under 30 judges bestow their unconventional wisdom on today’s aspiring young founders
By Diana Ransom
No one ever said starting a business is easy. Even with today’s breakthrough technologies, getting up and running — much less scaling and growing — is still infinitely difficult. So why not take some advice from those who’ve been there, done that, and found success?
We’ve pulled together some of the best advice from this year’s 30 Under 30 Rising Star judges, who include: Phil Libin, a senior adviser at General Catalyst and co-founder of Evernote and All Turtles; Sarah Kauss, CEO and founder of designer-water-bottle company S’well; Spectacular Blue Smith, the social-media guru behind the Adwizar agency; and Jen Rubio, a 30 Under 30 alum and co-founder of luggage brand Away.
What is your best advice for young entrepreneurs today?
Sarah Kauss: Think big and be bold. So many entrepreneurs have a big idea that seems crazy. But that’s how it starts. It is not going to come to life unless you are willing to take a risk, be bold, and put it out…
