Despite statistics screaming high failure rates, every founder believes their startup will be among the minority to survive the first year. And it’s more than blind luck that makes the successful ones survive. Surviving the first year is a nightmare for all startups. It’s a cut-throat killing field. As the year progresses and the… Read more »
One of the good things about being in business is that no one expects you to say sorry. The default mantra when delivering disappointing news is practised recital of that catch all phrase, business is business. This mantra is a window into other characteristics of successful people. Below are 8 traits, whilst needed to succeed… Read more »
Mention launching a business, and some might suggest your ideas belong in the pages of said fairy tale – not in the real world.
If your pitch isn’t, well, pitch perfect, you run the risk of spooking potential investors and having to start again. You are asking someone to take a giant leap of faith and handover their cash to a perfect stranger with no guarantee of return.
When things start to go wrong in a startup it’s natural for the entrepreneur to wish the issues away by actively denying them.
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