Room for Error

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Experienced entrepreneurs, those who are now in their second or third venture (or more) are more likely to be successful. This is a known fact, and a reason why investors prefer “serial” entrepreneurs (founders who have been through several ventures) even if the previous ones were not successful. The experience itself is as important as the success. In fact, some would argue – it’s the previous failures, not the successes, that increase your chances to succeed the second or third time.

How to reach out

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One of the most common requests I get from Korean startups is: “please introduce me to a partner”. Even though I am almost used to this request, I still find it strange that I am being asked it.

Prove me wrong

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A startup founder asked for my advise a few months ago. He had an idea for a venture but wasn’t sure if it was a good idea, so he was considering a second option. We had a quick discussion where he gave me the pros and cons of each of the options, and mentioned repeatedly that he thought the first option was the right one for him. I thought differently.

Doing too much

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Startup founders have one chance to make their startups work; while the entire startup concept is statistical (more than 90% of startups fail, etc) for the startup founder there is success or failure, zero or one.

Do it your way

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When I was a young startup founder and my startup first starting selling in the US, I did all the US sales from Israel. Every single sale, from $100 to $100,000 was done virtually: via email, webinar, and phone and never in person. Since I didn’t want to tell my American customers that we were still a small, Israeli-based startup, I preferred to give them the impression that we are an established US company based in Virginia.

You give up too easily

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How important is your startup to you? Is it important enough that you are willing to be embarrassed in order to help it succeed?

Most of you are saying “yes” right now. So I’ll ask you an obvious follow-up question: when was the last time you embarrassed yourself for your startup?

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