All Founders Make Bad Decisions — and That's OKby Wil SchroterThere's no version of being a Founder where all the decisions we make are good. What matters is what we do with what we've learned when we make the bad ones.Continue
Series A, B, C, D, and E Funding: How It Worksby Ryan RutanLearn about the different stages of series seed funding from series A funding, to Series B funding, and eventually series E funding including: the process, structure, requirements, average payout amounts, and more.Continue
6 Similarities between Startup Founders and Pro Athletesby Ryan RutanStarting a business or becoming a professional athlete requires a unique combination of motivation, drive, and determination. Founders and professional athletes must be highly motivated and driven in order to achieve their goals and make a lasting impact in their respective fields.Continue
Startup Failure is just One Chapter in Founder Lifeby Wil SchroterStop thinking that failure is forever. Your whole life is a book with different chapters and each has its own challenges. Once you finish a "bad" chapter, started on the next one, because failure is just one chapter in your life.Continue
Is Quiet Quitting a Problem at Startup Companies?by Wil SchroterThis may sound like a new term to a lot of Founders BUT this has been around for many ages now and we should be alarmed about it. So how can you see if your team is actually checked in or out of work?Continue
If a Startup Sinks, Founders Go Down With itby Wil SchroterWhat happens to the Founder when the Startup company goes down? You might be shocked how everything maps back to the Founder, from office leases to subscriptions, and now all of a sudden these company liabilities become *your* personal liabilities. How can you avoid this from happening to you?Continue
Our Startup Culture of Entitlementby Wil SchroterThere is danger in expecting too much from our Startup when we think we should get additional funding because the business is growing and it will merit us more opportunities. Reality check: things don't work this way.Continue
The Surprising Benefits of Dealing with Rejectionby Lucy DazilmaAlthough rejection can leave us feeling hopeless, knowing that there is a positive side to it can give us hope. If we can agree that rejection sucks and is a part of life, we should also agree that there are ways to make rejection benefit us.Continue
Why Are All My Founder Friends Ahead of Me?by Wil SchroterSometimes, we look at the success of others and immediately think we’re falling behind. Remember, success is a process, and we go through it in different phases.Continue
Idea Validation Process: Customer Discoveryby The Startups TeamIn this section of our Idea Validation Series, we cover how to use customer discovery as a methodical approach to ensure the product idea you’ve identified aligns with what potential customers actually want at a price they are willing to pay.Continue