Entrepreneurship
Advice for entrepreneurs
Most entrepreneurs don’t understand the power of positive leverage.
I understand the need for work-life balance and keeping things in perspective but from an investor point of view, I’m happier and have more confidence in future success if I see entrepreneurs working their asses off. And don’t get me wrong, this doesn’t have to be “in the office”, but I used the office hours as one measurement. I’m simply talking about working at all — and just being online, responsive and present (twitter, IM, email, updates on websites, releases, pushes etc).
Hard work
And it’s not about when or at what hours people are in their offices (or even working out of office). In Silicon Valley, even when folks aren’t strictly working or at work, they are still working.
European startups need to work as hard as Valley ones – or forge
European startups need to work as hard as Valley ones – or forge
Where is the sense of urgency?
The 80-hour Myth
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Au Forum d’automne d’octobre dernier, le P.D.G. de la Fondation de l’entrepreneurship, Mario Girard, a avoué être un décrocheur. Lui, qui a été à la tête de plusieurs entreprises technologiques à succès et ayant créé plusieurs emplois, un décrocheur? Oui, parce que l’école ne le situait dans aucun projet concret, il a décroché du Cégep, pour revenir sur les bancs d’école quelques années plus tard, poussé par un projet concret : devenir entrepreneur.
Entrepreneuriat à l'école
Some tips
State of mind
Kevin Rose's Tips
5: Raising Money : The higher your evaluation is, the more equity you have to work with.
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Eloge de l'optimisme
À l’heure où la morosité, le cynisme et le renoncement n’en finissent plus de faire la une des médias et d’alimenter les conversations de comptoir, il devient urgent de remettre à l’ordre du jour l’antidote n° 1 à tous les désespoirs : l’optimisme.
But, every time the “suicide” specter reared its head, I turned away and stayed the course. And every time, I would be vindicated. Arguments were worked out, problems solved, revenue generated, traction gained, buzz created. So I’ve struggled on, and every day we’ve continued to win the most important battle for any company: existence. Even more, we’ve been able to grow all the metrics that matter: users, revenue, and team. When startups commit suicide, often the root problem can be traced back to a lack of product traction — it’s rare to find people willingly quitting companies with exploding metrics.
Startups Don’t Die, They Commit Suicide
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