As a startup founder, it’s rare to get the opportunity to pause. But the end of the year often presents an opportunity to do so. But what should you reflect upon exactly…? I found these 25 questions from First Round to be a pretty compelling starting point.
Founders field a barrage of questions on a daily basis: from customers, investors, execs, employees, reporters and maybe even their parents who are still skeptical about how this whole entrepreneurship thing will work out. The ability to craft an elegant response to a hardball on the spot is practically part of the job description.
But perhaps equally essential is a founder’s willingness to apply the same level of scrutiny to themselves. Often, a founder’s most stirring revelation — and the change of opinion or action that follows — can come from the answers to their own questions.
For more, read “25 hard questions every founder should ask themselves.”
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