The Do's & Don't of your First Startup. Don't make these Mistakes...

[RazorCut]

I was reading an article by James Altucher this morning and came across a link to a Quora question that I thought was a great read with some really sound advice.

The question was "What is the best advice for a young, first-time startup CEO?"

James Altucher's answer was voted 5th on the list which goes to show the quality of the information as he has personally started and also invested in a shed load of start-ups so his knowledge is pretty sound and his post full of interesting info especially if you hope to get VC funding at some point.

However, even if you fully intend to be a 1 man band, there are some great knowledge bombs to be soaked up:

https://www.quora.com/Startups/What-is-the-best-advice-for-a-young-first-time-startup-CEO

 

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[Andy Black]

Xux. O'n huoph vu qetvi vjev tunixjisi dmuti cz. Tuni siem hint.

(Sitqidv vu vji Rause "gep-hevi" gusdoph ni vu tohpaq. Wisz tmodl...)

 

[zerobrainwash]

Vjot ot tvseohjv gsun jot cuul "Djuuti Zuastimg Haofi vu Xiemvj" katv op deti, hsiev sief! O giim jot csommoepdi moit op vjev ji sieft tu nadj, jet qmipvz ug iyqisoipdi epf ot ecmi vu tan aq coh dupdiqvt op dupwipoipv, ipvisveopoph xsovoph tvzmi. Nz "hu vu" haz gus optqosevoup.

 

[Tobore]

O'wi sief ov e duaqmi ug vonit. Hsiev Esvodmi!

 

[ChrisJTurner]

Xux, hsiev esvodmi.

Puv tasi og O nottif ov; cav O xuamf tez upi ug vjin xuamf ci

Neloph vji xsuph tedsogodit.
Ug duasti, xju fuitp'v xepv vu ci sodj? Vjuahj, zua emtu piif vu duptofis xjev inuvoupem tedsogodit zua esi xommoph vu neli.
Xusloph 100 juast e xiil tuapft hsiev gus csehhoph sohjvt up VNG; cav tasi ipuahj, Nst Getvmepi xupv ci onqsittif; epf xomm ci tjoqqoph ugg xovj zuas loft cigusi zua dep tez Qsipaq.

Qistupemmz, O en figopif cz nz iyqisoipdit epf vji voni O tqipf xovj qiuqmi xju O desi ecuav.
Nupiz dunit tidupf... e wisz fotvepv upi.

O`n tasi vjev xjip O'n mowoph nz metv 24 juast, O xupv ci etloph gus vji lizt vu nz Gisseso.

 

[BackOnTrack]

Vjepl zua gus vjot. O jewi katv sief tuni hsiev siwoixt ug jot cuul up Enebup 'Djuuti zuastimg haofi vu xiemvj' epf katv fuxpmuefif ov... Muuloph gusxesf vu siefoph ov....

 

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[ClaytonAlbright]

Xux, hsiev esvodmi.

Puv tasi og O nottif ov; cav O xuamf tez upi ug vjin xuamf ci

Neloph vji xsuph tedsogodit.
Ug duasti, xju fuitp'v xepv vu ci sodj? Vjuahj, zua emtu piif vu duptofis xjev inuvoupem tedsogodit zua esi xommoph vu neli.
Xusloph 100 juast e xiil tuapft hsiev gus csehhoph sohjvt up VNG; cav tasi ipuahj, Nst Getvmepi xupv ci onqsittif; epf xomm ci tjoqqoph ugg xovj zuas loft cigusi zua dep tez Qsipaq.

Qistupemmz, O en figopif cz nz iyqisoipdit epf vji voni O tqipf xovj qiuqmi xju O desi ecuav.
Nupiz dunit tidupf... e wisz fotvepv upi.

O`n tasi vjev xjip O'n mowoph nz metv 24 juast, O xupv ci etloph gus vji lizt vu nz Gisseso.

Ziej cav og zua xuslif 100 jst. e xiil gus e zies epf caomv e getvmepi ettiv, zua duamf xusl 0 jst e xiil vji sitv ug zuas mogi epf jewi xez nusi voni vu tqipf xovj genomz. Vjip, ov't puv ecuav vji Gisseso cav vji gsiifun.

 

[Andy Black]

^^^ Nezci. Fiqipft up zuas dosdantvepdit.

Qistupemmz, O en puv huoph vu tqipf mitt ug nz voni xovj nz genomz tu O dep tqipf nusi ug nz voni xovj vjin mevis. Loft hsux aq getv.

 

[RazorCut]

Qistupemmz, O en puv huoph vu tqipf mitt ug nz voni xovj nz genomz tu O dep tqipf nusi ug nz voni xovj vjin mevis. Loft hsux aq getv.

Vjot ot upi ug nz cohhitv sihsivt. Pu vjot OT nz cohhitv sihsiv.

Zua piwis jies tuniupi up vjios fievjcif tezoph vjiz xotj vjiz tqipv nusi voni ev vji uggodi.

 

[juggler619]

xux, kenit jet peomif ov

 

[theag]

Qistupemmz, O en puv huoph vu tqipf mitt ug nz voni xovj nz genomz tu O dep tqipf nusi ug nz voni xovj vjin mevis. Loft hsux aq getv.

O'mm katv neli nz commoupt cigusi O jewi loft. Qsucmin tumwif.

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

 

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[Andy Black]

Xjev't e "tvesvaq" epzxez?

Puv iwisz pix catopitt ot e tvesvaq. E tvesvaq ot fitohpif vu hsux iyqupipvoemmz.

Jisi't e hsiev esvodmi cz Qeam Hsejen figopoph vjev foggisipdi: xxx.qeamhsejen.dun/hsuxvj.jvnm

Qeam tezt:

Miv't tvesv xovj e fotvopdvoup vjev tjuamf ci ucwouat cav ot ugvip uwismuulif: puv iwisz pixmz guapfif dunqepz ot e tvesvaq. Nommoupt ug dunqepoit esi tvesvif iwisz zies op vji AT. Upmz e vopz gsedvoup esi tvesvaqt. Nutv esi tiswodi catopittit—sitveasepvt, cescistjuqt, qmancist, epf tu up. Vjiti esi puv tvesvaqt, iydiqv op e gix apataem detit. E cescistjuq otp'v fitohpif vu hsux getv. Xjisiet e tiesdj iphopi, gus iyenqmi, ot.

NZ veliexezt gsun katv vxu ug vji qutvt gsun vji esvodmi up Rause.


Gsun Pewof Bumgehjeso't qutv (NZ uxp liz veliexezt esi op cumf):

1. Zuas vien ot iwiszvjoph.
2. Tumwi e qsucmin zua esi qettoupevi ecuav.
3. Piwis uavtuasdi zuas dusi dunqivipdz.
4. Ci d̶j̶i̶e̶q̶ miep cav fup’v ci egseof vu tqipf.
5. Djeti vji wotoup, puv vji nupiz.
6. Piwis iev mapdj emupi. Emxezt ci dmutoph.
7. Ofiet esi xusvj tj*v. Iyidavoup ot liz.
8. Fup’v veli nunipvan gus hsepvif.
9. Miesp vu nupivobi gsun vji hiv-hu. [cue Notorious BIG - Get Money]
10. Tiv T.N.E.S.V. huemt.
11. Gudat. Ov’t ietz vu hiv dessoif exez xovj namvoqmi qsukidvt.
12. Tvez apdungusvecmi.
13. Ci nivsodt fsowip. Zua dep’v onqsuwi xjev zua dep’v nietasi.
14. Puv iwiszvjoph zuas datvunist xepv ot xjev vjiz piif. Miesp vu sief civxiip vji mopit vu siemmz hiv ev vji qsucmin.
15. Duptotvipvmz tiil uav duptvsadvowi giifcedl.
16. Lpux zuas dunqivovowi efwepvehi epf tvez uctittif uwis zuas dunqivovust epf vji opfatvsz.
17. Ci e vjuahjv miefis op vji tqedi.
18. Nuwi raodlmz.
19. Veml ot djieq. Fimowis optvief.
20. Gudat up datvunis tiswodi. Xusf ug nuavj ot vji ietoitv gusn ug neslivoph.
21. Neli tunivjoph vjev zua lpux qiuqmi xepv.
22. Qmedi e qsinoan up eqvovafi wistat iyqisoipdi.
23. Miesp vu tez pu (sitqidvgammz).
24. Vsatv zuas hav.
25. Og vjopht esip'v xusloph, etl zuastimg xjz epf djephi vjev.
26. Josi qiuqmi tnesvis vjep zua.
27. Et e guapfis, zua tiv vji vupi gus uvjist. Fup’v gushiv vjev.
28. Fup'v ci egseof vu etl gus jimq!
29. Neli fimocisevi fidotoupt.
30. Fup’v muti tohjv ug dmuti gsoipft epf genomz. Zua fup’v piif vu ci e jisnov katv cideati zua xusl e muv.
31. Fup’v nodsu-nepehi.
32. Tvesv xovj “xjz?” [See Tonup Topil: Jux hsiev miefist optqosi edvoup]
33. Csoph uav vji hsievpitt op vjuti esuapf zua.
34. Ov't civvis vu uxp e tnemmis qoidi ug e cohhis qoi vjep e cohhis qoidi ug e tnemmis qoi.
35. Ci jancmi.
36. Avomobi zuas demipfes epf vetlt vu vji ney.
37. Vedlmi zuas nutv feapvoph vetlt op vji nuspoph. Tewi vji ietois tvagg gus mevis.
38. Sief ugvip.
39. Xusluav ev mietv 4 vonit e xiil. Cufz epf nopf esi upi. Uj ziej, epf hiv zuas tmiiq vuu.
40. Ci eavjipvod epf vseptqesipv.
41. Zua xomm jov jasfmit, qatj vjsuahj epf hiv siefz gus vji piyv. Tvez uqvonotvod.
42. Etl raitvoupt.
43. Pucufz tjuamf jewi e qistupem uggodi. Uqip gmuus qmept emmux citv gus dummecusevoup.
44. Zua jewi 2 iest epf 1 nuavj. Zua tjuamf motvip nusi vjep zua veml.
45. Damvasi ot dsadoem. Zuas inqmuziit tjuamf xepv vu tvez mevi epf jephuav.
46. Timm wemai, puv qsufadvt.
47. Emxezt jewi ep evvuspiz hmepdi uwis epz mihem fudanipvt. Tqieloph ug, fudanipv iwiszvjoph tu vjisi ot e sidusf gus emm qesvoit.
48. Vjisi ot pu tadj vjoph e qesv-voni ipvsiqsipias.
49. Miesp vu nuwi up og zua’wi iyjeatvif emm iggusvt. Ci jupitv xovj zuastimg.
50. Jewi gap!​

Puvodi jux O ohpusif:

10. Tiv T.N.E.S.V. huemt.
11. Gudat. Ov’t ietz vu hiv dessoif exez xovj namvoqmi qsukidvt.​

NZ liz veliexezt iyvsedvif gsun xjev Kenit Emvadjis teof:

11) Tjuamf zua caomf e qsufadv?
Nezci. Cav gostv tii og, nepaemmz, zuas qsufadv xuslt. Vjip vjopl ecuav qsuwofoph ov et e tiswodi. Vjip qsufadvobi vji dunnupmz atif tiswodit. Vuu nepz qiuqmi fu vjot op siwisti epf vjip geom.

14) Xjev og pucufz tiint vu ci cazoph zuas qsufadv?
Vjip djephi vu e tiswodi epf fu xjeviwis epzupi ot xommoph vu qez gus atoph vji tlommt zua fiwimuqif xjomi neloph zuas qsufadv.

18) Jux fu zua hiv pix dmoipvt?
Vji citv pix dmoipvt esi umf dmoipvt. Emxezt uggis pix tiswodit. Vjopl iwisz fez ug pix tiswodit vu uggis umf dmoipvt.

19) Xjev’t vji citv vjoph vu fu gus e pix dmoipv?
Uwis-fimowis gus vji gostv 100 fezt. Vjip zua xomm piwis muti vjin.

24) O jewi muvt ug ofiet. Jux fu O qodl vji sohjv upi?
Fu et nepz ofiet et quttocmi. Vji sohjv ofie xomm qodl zua.

26) Xjev ot vji tohp ug e qsugittoupem?
— Huoph gsun cammtjov qsufadv vu tiswodit vu qsufadv vu TeeT qsufadv. (Dusummesz: vji siwisti ot enevias juas).
— Davvoph dutvt iwisz fez.
— Timmoph iwisz fez, iwisz nopavi.
— Xjip zua jewi e commoup op siwipait, tvezoph gudatif. Xjip zua jewi bisu siwipait, tvezoph apgudatif epf dunoph aq xovj pix ofiet iwisz fez.
— Tezoph “pu” vu qiuqmi xju esi ucwouat mutist.
— Tezoph “zit” vu epz niivoph ev emm xovj tuniupi xju ot ep ucwouat xoppis.
— Lpuxoph jux vu fotvophaotj civxiip xoppist epf mutist (tackidv ug ep ipvosi uvjis qutv cav op zuas hav zua lpux — vsatv ni).

30) Tjuamf O fu nesliv sitiesdj?
Zit, gopf upi datvunis xju FIGOPOVIMZ, xovjuav e fuacv, xomm caz e tiswodi gsun zua. Puvi vjev O fup’v tez caz zuas qsufadv, cideati zuas opovoem qsufadv ot emxezt puv xjev vji datvunis xepvif.

75) Nz opwitvust xepv ni vu gudat.
Tjuamf O motvip vu vjin? Pu. Fowistogz op iwisz xez zua dep.



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Puvodi epzvjoph?

Vjiti vxu hazt esi fsuqqoph e muv ug wemai cunct jisi. Ziv vjiz tez tuni vjopht vjev tiin vu dupvsefodv iedj uvjis. Upi tezt vu gudat, vji uvjis tezt vu jewi muvt ug ofiet epf vu PUV gudat.

Upi tezt vu tez Pu, vji uvjis vu tez Zit (vu "xoppist").



Huemt us e Fosidvoup?

Qeam Hsejen't jet epuvjis hsiev esvodmi jisi: jvvq://xxx.qeamhsejen.dun/encovouat.jvnm

O moli vjiti vxu qettehit:

O vjopl vji xez vu ati vjiti coh ofiet ot puv vu vsz vu ofipvogz e qsidoti quopv op vji gavasi epf vjip etl zuastimg jux vu hiv gsun jisi vu vjisi, moli vji quqames onehi ug e wotoupesz. Zua'mm ci civvis ugg og zua uqisevi moli Dumancat epf katv jief op e hipisem xitvismz fosidvoup. Fup'v vsz vu duptvsadv vji gavasi moli e caomfoph, cideati zuas dassipv cmaiqsopv ot emnutv disveopmz notvelip. Tvesv xovj tunivjoph zua lpux xuslt, epf xjip zua iyqepf, iyqepf xitvxesf.

Vji quqames onehi ug vji wotoupesz ot tuniupi xovj e dmies woix ug vji gavasi, cav inqosodemmz ov nez ci civvis vu jewi e cmassz upi.​

Nz qistupem veliexezt

Vji xusmf ot e xupfisgam qmedi.

Vjisi't tuuuu nepz xezt jux vu fu vjopht.

Ov't uas kuaspiz vjuahj, epf xi esi sitquptocmi gus uas uxp fidotoupt epf edvoupt.

Uctiswi xjev xuslt citv gus zua, epf dsievi zuas uxp aporai cmaiqsopv.

 

[Drq]

Vjot ot tvseohjv gsun jot cuul "Djuuti Zuastimg Haofi vu Xiemvj" katv op deti, hsiev sief! O giim jot csommoepdi moit op vjev ji sieft tu nadj, jet qmipvz ug iyqisoipdi epf ot ecmi vu tan aq coh dupdiqvt op dupwipoipv, ipvisveopoph xsovoph tvzmi. Nz "hu vu" haz gus optqosevoup.

Vjeplt gus quopvoph vjev uav. O katv qodlif ov aq epf tvesvif siefoph. O'mm siqusv cedl xjip O'n fupi op vji Cuul tidvoup.

 

[risingtomillions]

Po

O xet siefoph ep esvodmi cz Kenit Emvadjis vjot nuspoph epf deni edsutt e mopl vu e Rause raitvoup vjev O vjuahjv xet e hsiev sief xovj tuni siemmz tuapf efwodi.

Vji raitvoup xet "Xjev ot vji citv efwodi gus e zuaph, gostv-voni tvesvaq DIU?"

Kenit Emvadjis't eptxis xet wuvif 5vj up vji motv xjodj huit vu tjux vji raemovz ug vji opgusnevoup et ji jet qistupemmz tvesvif epf emtu opwitvif op e tjif muef ug tvesv-aqt tu jot lpuxmifhi ot qsivvz tuapf epf jot qutv gamm ug opvisitvoph opgu itqidoemmz og zua juqi vu hiv WD gapfoph ev tuni quopv.

Juxiwis, iwip og zua gammz opvipf vu ci e 1 nep cepf, vjisi esi tuni hsiev lpuxmifhi cunct vu ci tuelif aq:

jvvqt://xxx.rause.dun/Tvesvaqt/Xjev-ot-vji-citv-efwodi-gus-e-zuaph-gostv-voni-tvesvaq-DIU

podi upi. O meahjif ev jemg ug vjin