Post-Product-Market-Fit Hiring: Avoid These Common Founder Mistakes
Reaching product-market fit is a significant milestone for any startup. It’s a sign that you’ve created a product that resonates with the market and is ready to grow. But hold on, this is where it gets tricky, especially with team expansion. We’re going to look at three usual...
The Art of Cash Efficiency: Mastering Frugality to Ensure Startup Success
“Cash rules everything around me. C.R.E.A.M. get the money— dollar dollar bill, yo.” — Wu-Tang Clan. It’s not often you get to quote Wu-Tang Clan in a business blog, but this iconic line captures a fundamental truth in the business world: cash is king. In the...
Rethinking VC Funding: Do you really need it?
Rethinking the Strategic Approaches to Fuel Your Startup’s GrowthIn the evolving world of startups, the conversation around funding is ripe for rethinking. While venture capital (VC) funding has long been viewed as a hallmark of startup success, especially in bustling entrepreneurial hubs,...
Mastering Early-Stage Startup Organisation: 5 Essential Operational Strategies
When you’re deep in the trenches of building your startup, it’s easy to let organisation slip through the cracks. But neglecting tidy operations can haunt you down the road. We’ve all been there, and those precious moments of frustration can derail your flow in more ways than one.By...
5 Early Stage Startup Struggles (and how to start tackling them)
In my years working in/interacting with startups, I’ve seen founders run into the same hurdles time and again. Here are the 5 most common struggles I see early-stage startups face – and how to tackle them head-on. Lack of FocusEarly on, it’s...