Guy kawasaki 10_mistakes_entrepreneurs
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This document outlines the top 11 mistakes that entrepreneurs often make, including scaling a business too quickly without properly testing ideas, believing that having a majority stake equals full control, and thinking that patents alone make a business idea defensible. It also warns against serial execution instead of parallel paths, overly long presentations, hiring only those similar to oneself, and befriending investors instead of maintaining a professional relationship.
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Guy kawasaki 10_mistakes_entrepreneurs
- 1. 1 Top Ten Mistakes of Entrepreneurs
- 2. 2 1. Multiplying big numbers by 1 percent
- 3. 3 2. Scaling too soon
- 5. 5 4. Pitching instead of prototyping
- 6. 6 5. Using too many slides and too small a font
- 7. 7 6. Doing things serially
- 8. 8 7. Believing 51% = control
- 9. 9 8. Believing patents = defensibility
- 10. 10 9. Hiring in your own image
- 11. 11 10. Befriending your VCs
- 12. 12 11. Thinking VCs can add value