There’s not shortage of “startup founder advice” out there. But there’s something about an extensive document of lessons learned over 20 years. Especially when it’s unpolished and unassuming like this Startup Founder Survival Guide composed by David Politis.
I’ve been an executive at two companies at inception (founding employee then CEO at one, and founder/CEO at BetterCloud). I was also an executive at one of the first cloud consulting companies just as they were getting started. At these companies we generated $100s of millions in ARR and hired thousands of people, including dozens of executives. We raised rounds from the best VCs in the world. But on the flipside, I’ve also been through a number of macro downturns, company pivots, existential moments of impending company failure, cash crunches, and terrible hires.
Through it all, I got a close-up look at how (and how not) to do things. I made my share of mistakes, but it’s these mistakes that have taught me the most powerful lessons.
Carve out some time to dig into this one. A make sure to return to it in the future.
Visit “Startup Founder Survival Guide: 50+ Rules to Live By… Learned the Hard Way.”
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