Running a start-up is anything but a life of wine and roses. Seasoned entrepreneurs know that, but budding ones are often a bit naïve. After running down five ugly truths of the startup world last week, Jason Baptiste is back with another half-dozen truths that can help prepare people for their entrepreneurial endeavors.
There is no silver bullet - There shouldn’t be (and usually never is) a single deal that can make your company. Certain deals or customers can take you to another rung on the ladder, but there are still many more rungs to climb along the way. Don’t look at a deal as the end game to the startup, but rather as a means to a specific milestone that is in the near future. It’s much easier to lose a deal than it is to secure one. By training yourself to diversify your risk and the milestones that advance your company, you control the destiny of your company, not any single partner. The success of a startup is the compilation of luck infused with many little wins along the way.
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Author: Jason Baptiste
