Be there: Engaging with team during this stress period
Be there: Engaging with team during this stress period As founders wade through impact and uncertainty created by Covid-19, it is critical for them to engage deeply with their team. While as founders, you may be worried about business continuity, revisiting business model, redeploying capital/resources, rebaselining budget, your employees would also be under extreme stress. […]
Capital: Hold it tight
As the entire world goes through testing times, it is critical for fellow entrepreneurs to keep the capital under tighter control than what we are used to. We as entrepreneurs are normally completely focused on growth, which requires a continuous inflow of capital, which may come from accruals from startup or from self/investors funds. In […]
Managing 4X growth phase: Avoiding the typical mistakes
Successful early-stage startups typically see massive growth in the initial stages as their products/services start getting accepted by the market. While the actual growth numbers may not be large, it is difficult to handle the growth with limited team size and capital. Here are my thoughts on what entrepreneurs should do to handle this growth: […]
Mindset of Successful Professionals in 40+ category turning into founders – Part 1
We are increasingly seeing successful professionals in CXO positions turning into entrepreneurs in their 40s. Inherently, their mindset is different from younger entrepreneurs due to their experience as salaried employee as well as age. Based on my own experience and that of my friends, summarizing my insights on their mindset: They are focused on building […]