Being Leveraged Means Having Zero Choicesby Wil SchroterEarly on, Founders tend to believe that choosing an investor is an option. It's possible, but unless we're in the top 5 percent of those that have been on this route more than once, we don't get the luxury of choice here.Continue
How to Create a Founders Agreement for Your Startupby The Startups TeamWhat is a founders agreement — and do you need one? (Spoiler alert: You do.) Here's everything you need to know.Continue
When Founders No Longer Have Any Upsideby Wil SchroterHaving new investors is good. Stacking up more funds to expand the company is good. Although, it can turn dreadful real quick when as a Founder you are left with no more room to grow.Continue
The Value of Many Tiny Financial Winsby Wil SchroterThe mentality of all your daily sacrifices, struggles, and losses eventually leading to getting rich is wishful thinking (sometimes). Why not work on achieving small but steady financial wins, instead of staying broke for years in the hopes of getting rich all at once?Continue
Founder Consequencesby Wil SchroterAs a Founder, every single word, phrase, and statement you utter has consequences. When you speak, make sure you’re ready for the pros and cons, and eventually, how it will affect your Startup.Continue
My Unhealthy Relationship With Workby Wil SchroterNope, this isn’t about love. This is about developing unhealthy relationships with family, friends, and anyone within your social circle because your toxic work life is making everything else toxic.Continue
When Competition Doesn't Matter | Startups.comby Wil SchroterHow many times has your competition kept you up at night? A new feature here, seed funding there, maybe you’ve even lost a customer or two – but how much of a threat are they, really?Continue
We Can't Fight at Home and at Workby Wil SchroterAs said many times, don’t bring your work problems home the same way you can’t let your personal issues affect your work performance. You can’t deal with issues from both ends because it's unhealthy.Continue
The "No Man's Land" of Fundingby Wil SchroterWhat happens when funding is scarce? In the world of Startups and the struggles of keeping your business running, the fight is for you not to win. It’s more of a fight for you not to lose!Continue
What Does Founder Success "Feel" Like?by Wil SchroterMost people focus on hiring more people, settling in a bigger office, or getting additional funding as a form of success. But for most Founders, at the early stages of their business, it’s all about taking away liabilities one at a time.Continue