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Why Startups Really Fail, and How To Fix It

Entrepreneur's Handbook

Mistake 3: Lack Of Leadership I have often observed that product inventors are not necessarily good communicators or leaders. Good leadership is the secret sauce of a successful startup. And always remember: Leadership is not everybody’s piece of cake. Well, believe me when I say: They sucked. Go deep and take your time.

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The Benefits of Top-Down Thinking & Why it is Critical to Entrepreneurs

Both Sides of the Table

It was difficult to make the transition to a “top down&# thinker but as a senior executive – and as an entrepreneur – you’re far less effective without this skill in your arsenal. I had to understand their business requirements and document them all. But applied correctly and this is golden.

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Entrepreneurs Reveal Top Tips for Scaling and Growth

Entrepreneurs' Organization

At Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), we help entrepreneurs at every stage of their journey achieve new levels of leadership by providing the knowledge, skills and resources to grow and scale their operations. When it’s time to go all-in and start scaling your business, entrepreneurs must be ready to do just that?go

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How to maintain engineering velocity as you scale

Y Combinator

Focused on delivering value to customers Faire’s mission is to empower entrepreneurs to chase their dreams. We were intentional about this from day one and documented it in our engineering handbook. Train your team to use experimentation frameworks. They should be used to enforce, validate, and document requirements.

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Managing Emotional Culture in Remote Teams

StartupNation

Harnessing Your Emotional Intelligence as a Female Entrepreneur. Emotional culture framework for startups. A good place to start is to move forward with a framework that outlines your approach. Emphasize creating a good documentation culture, especially when you’re hiring, training and onboarding.

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Recruiting and Retaining the Right Executive Talent

Andreessen Horowitz

A MOC document can help you prioritize what jobs you need an executive to do so you can hire against those needs. We spend time looking at their org savvy, their leadership skills. I think it’s the best framework for executive hiring that I’ve seen. This transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.

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Muslims come into the frame in Southeast Asia’s fintech boom

TechCrunch

Founded in 2014, Blossom Finance was first intended for Muslim entrepreneurs in the United States. Investors hopefully have a better upside, and the reason they get that better upside is because they’re participating equally with the entrepreneur in terms of risk.” Equity, on the other hand, involves the concept of risk participation.