Real Founder Lessons

The best startup advice from experienced founders...one real-world lesson at a time.

Here's why you should share your best startup ideas with lots of people

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Common Founder Issue
This is the link that I share most with new startup founders. Many new founders worry about people stealing their ideas. But even once they get past this notion, it takes a while to truly appreciate (and be able to mentally accept) feedback from other people. And even once that happens, being able to reconcile their . . .

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Each blog post is dedicated to one common startup founder question or issue. I provide some color from my own experience and then a link to the exact point in a piece of media (typically a podcast or video) where another experienced founder is commenting on that same question or issue.

For blog post #100 I explained more . . .

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