Introvert leaders
https://thehustle.co/why-introverts-make-great-leaders/
Turn off time wasters
I review how much time each product / feature consumed each year and then decide what to deprecate. Each April I then have my own little party where I ceremoniously turn off last year’s time wasters.
I’d say it all boils down to “know your customer lifetime value”
Solo entrepreneur / solopreneur
https://www.indiehackers.com/post/how-i-earn-a-living-selling-my-open-source-software-476f6bb07e
- B2B
- Business models
- Pride building it
https://mbuffett.com/posts/maintaining-motivation/
- Managing motivation
Startup (Segment)
https://calv.info/early-stage-lessons
- set goals
- send investor updates
- launch (bonus: self-serve)
- consider working in public
- know when to hire
- optimize for learning
- pick the partner, not the firm
- focus
S#%tloads of dots (FitnessAI)
https://medium.com/@jakemor/how-to-start-up-accidentally-abf7f05f602e
- dots connect only looking backwards
- for a better chance of success, make s*#tloads of dots
- save analytics, emails, contacts
- review past projects
- after releasing one, focus on starting a new one
Startup as cycles
Tomasz Tunguz describes a startup as a “series of cycles” vs. a “series of funnels”. The funnel stops at an end state. The cycle is a flywheel and builds momentum. That’s the key difference.
Attract a customer, engage them, sell them a contract, onboard them, ensure they achieve their objective. That’s the funnel. But add a step: solicit a testimonial, ask for a referral to a friend, cross-sell another product. The cycle starts again. Attract a talented candidate, engage them, hire them, onboard them. That’s the end of the people funnel, but not the people cycle. Startups should manage, cultivate, and foster their employees, and this will drive the cycle again with referrals, better employee brand, and greater success with future candidates
Post-entrepreneurial era??
https://breakingsmart.substack.com/p/fifth-generation-management
- disruptive use of social media
- influence campaigns
Solopreneur / one-man unicorns??
- AI tools
- Online learning
- Freelancers And Independent Contractors
- Remote Employees
Mistakes to avoid for exits
https://news.crunchbase.com/news/three-mistakes-to-avoid-now-for-a-smooth-exit-later/
- Outsourcing gone wrong
- Termination by agreements
- Greedy entrepreneur or investor