Mon.Oct 15, 2018

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The Willingness to Learn and the Pressure to Be Confident

This is going to be BIG.

Being a founder means showing confidence. It’s nearly impossible to fundraise, hire, or lead without it—but at the same time, founders don’t know everything. There are many things they’re going to be doing for the first time that are ridiculous to expect them to know how to do right off the bat. Just because you start a company doesn’t necessarily mean you’re automatically a good manager, a good recruiter, or good at PR.

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Slow Is Fast: Think Before Chasing Rapid Growth

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Written for EO by Dave Pributsky, cofounder of 2920 Sleep. One day, a hare was making fun of a tortoise for being so slow. “Do you ever get anywhere?” the hare asked with a mocking laugh. “Yes,” the tortoise replied, “and I’ll get there sooner than you think. I’ll run you a race and prove it.” No, this isn’t storytime for entrepreneurs.

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