Remove .Net Remove Demand Remove Press Remove Writing
article thumbnail

Why Acceptance of Failure is Critical to Startup Success

Both Sides of the Table

I have experienced many first-time entrepreneurs with too much hubris if fund-raising came easily and press was fawning and employees joined in droves and customer adoption has been rapid. In London when founders failed they were ostracized in the press and culturally I believe it became harder to raise capital.

Startup 261
article thumbnail

Should Startups Care About Profitability?

Both Sides of the Table

Of course when you think about it it’s kind of obvious but when people make snap judgments about information they hear about companies or read about in the press they often don’t take the time to start to consider the details. If there was strong market demand for their product then this investment might pay off handsomely.

Startup 227
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How I Use Visualization to Drive Creativity

Both Sides of the Table

So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A The key is channeling what you learn when you drive onto paper for retention purposes so you have to write it down soon afterward. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. These are all creative processes.

Writing 356
article thumbnail

Why I F **g Hate Unicorns and the Culture They Breed

Both Sides of the Table

But the status symbol of this milestone is driving investors, entrepreneurs, the press and everybody into thinking you magically can achieve this status in a matter of a few years with a great team and an astounding idea. The truth is that many “unicorns” have reached the status solely because the funding markets have said so.