Being a first-time founder is hard!
Everything takes 2x time and 3x money.
Here are a few tips to help first-time founders stay focused and keep moving! π§΅
Everything takes 2x time and 3x money.
Here are a few tips to help first-time founders stay focused and keep moving! π§΅
Celebrate small wins! πΎπ
As a founder, the highs and lows are so drastic and you feel like you're not getting anything accomplished. It's SO important to celebrate every win.
Share on social media, make a #kudos channel in Slack, have mimosas for a product launch.
As a founder, the highs and lows are so drastic and you feel like you're not getting anything accomplished. It's SO important to celebrate every win.
Share on social media, make a #kudos channel in Slack, have mimosas for a product launch.
Pick up the phoneπ±β¨
Call your leads. I know you want to strategize and hire and send emails but nothing beats a good old fashion phone call to the customers you NEED.
Pick up the phone and call them. Listen to their needs. Sell them on your product! You are the expert.
Call your leads. I know you want to strategize and hire and send emails but nothing beats a good old fashion phone call to the customers you NEED.
Pick up the phone and call them. Listen to their needs. Sell them on your product! You are the expert.
DEV = REV π°
"Dev to Rev" means that you should only focus on development that will bring revenue to the company. Don't get shiny-object-syndrome.
Everyone in my company knew what it meant and it helped us with cash control while bootstrapping.
"Dev to Rev" means that you should only focus on development that will bring revenue to the company. Don't get shiny-object-syndrome.
Everyone in my company knew what it meant and it helped us with cash control while bootstrapping.
Benefits > Features π₯
Put this on a sticky note and put it on your computer. This is important in every aspect of business from VC pitching to marketing copy to cold calls. If you can remember this, it'll change how you communicate your brand.
Put this on a sticky note and put it on your computer. This is important in every aspect of business from VC pitching to marketing copy to cold calls. If you can remember this, it'll change how you communicate your brand.
Mentors are key!π
Find peer mentors who are a few steps ahead in the startup journey & can help with problems that no one else would understand.
Find digital mentors you can look up to by taking in their written and audio content. You don't have to be BFFs to learn from them.
Find peer mentors who are a few steps ahead in the startup journey & can help with problems that no one else would understand.
Find digital mentors you can look up to by taking in their written and audio content. You don't have to be BFFs to learn from them.
Avoid burnout! πΏ
Don't work yourself to the bone. It's just not worth it. Give yourself some time to rest, reset, and come back stronger. Take breaks, get outside, sleeeeeep, enjoy your weekends. Everything will be there when you get back. I promise.
Don't work yourself to the bone. It's just not worth it. Give yourself some time to rest, reset, and come back stronger. Take breaks, get outside, sleeeeeep, enjoy your weekends. Everything will be there when you get back. I promise.
Sales cures all. π°
Get that MVP to revenue ASAP. You will be embarrassed, there will be bugs, and you will likely have some naysayers. All of that is normal. Ignore the noise and keep moving to get your first dollar. Everything changes when you have revenue.
Get that MVP to revenue ASAP. You will be embarrassed, there will be bugs, and you will likely have some naysayers. All of that is normal. Ignore the noise and keep moving to get your first dollar. Everything changes when you have revenue.
Take off the rose-colored glasses π
If you're not finding PMF, burning through cash, and unable to make it work, you need to be honest with yourself, your team, and investors. Go to them. Ask for help. They might have an idea. It's hard but it could save you and your business.
If you're not finding PMF, burning through cash, and unable to make it work, you need to be honest with yourself, your team, and investors. Go to them. Ask for help. They might have an idea. It's hard but it could save you and your business.
Your worth is not your work π
As a first-time founder, your identity is tied directly to your company & it can be hard to untie but the sooner you realize that your worth is not your work, the happier you will be.
Ask yourself: Who am I besides a founder?
And be THAT proudly.
As a first-time founder, your identity is tied directly to your company & it can be hard to untie but the sooner you realize that your worth is not your work, the happier you will be.
Ask yourself: Who am I besides a founder?
And be THAT proudly.
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