If you want ONE piece of real advice, it’s this: Focus You’re going to ignore me and learn that lesson yourself the hard way though 😉 No matter how much you think you are focusing you are still not focusing enough. You can still reduce all your plans down by factor of 10. Do not create construction sites. Anything you start …
Who becomes CEO among co founders?
Are you kidding me? It’s always obvious. No democracy should ever exist. The ‘nice version’ should be a benign dictatorship. It’s always easy to tell who the CEO is. If it’s not, then there is an issue. No VC believes in some hippy BS. I like to ask this question “Who is the CEO?” Then add “The Boss” to stir …
I have a billion dollar idea, where can I find co-founders I can trust and who will not steal my idea?
Your idea is probably crap. Sorry mate. If it’s not crap it’s likely not new. Unless you really are an industry expert and have a real insight it’s prob not new. In which case, as an expert, how do you not know people already? But ideas are pointless anyway, execution is what matters. Some dude tried suing Uber a while …
What is the best advice for a young, first-time startup CEO?
Here are 23 points to think about, loosely organised around topic: Be careful about which investor you marry: You can’t get divorced to an investor. If investors treat you bad before you marry and things are going well, they will crap all over you when things are tough. Be vary wary of investors who will micro-manage you- they are everywhere and …
How can one easily patent an idea (product: name, concept, idea etc.)?
Let me give you the no BS founder perspective. You’ve a total misunderstanding of how the world works. Don’t spend time on any of this, especially till you understand the commercial aspect. Patents are total bs. They’re only as defensible as your legal budget. Say I infringe on your patent, what are you going to do now? Cry? Boo hoo. …