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Hey fellow founders! 👋 As we reflect on our entrepreneurial journey, it’s natural to think about the skills we wish we had learned sooner. So, I’m curious – what skills do you wish you had known earlier on your path to success? Whether it’s technical know-how, leadership abilities, or even self-care practices, I’d love to hear your insights!
Here are a few skills that many founders often wish they had learned sooner:
- Embracing Failure: Understanding that failure is a part of growth and learning.
- Delegating Tasks: Learning to trust others and effectively delegate responsibilities.
- Networking Skills: Building a strong network can open up new opportunities for your business.
- Time Management: Prioritizing tasks and efficiently managing your time can make a big difference in productivity.
Personally, I’ve found that ongoing learning and constant self-improvement are key to thriving as a founder. What do you think? Let’s share our experiences and help each other grow! 💡🚀
Hiring is the skill I value most
Sales and marketing
Here are some skills that I wish every founder MUST have:
1. Leadership Skills
2. Organizational Skills
3. Communication Skills
4. Marketing Skills
5. And last but not least EMPATHY!!!
Not a founder so feel free to disregard what I say. But from the outside my pov is that too many start with a solution and then find a problem that fits.
Marketing and Sales. They’re not what people think. Marketing is not your website, it’s how efficiently you can communicate your value to a person. Sales is not closing deals, it’s how quickly can you get a person to trust you.
I think the skills that matter most change over the lifespan of your business. In the 0 to 1 phase, to me, the most important skills I had to learn were technical (coding) and sales.
At that point, you have to be able to answer “yes” to these two questions:
– Can you build the product?
– Can you sell it?
The #1 thing you as a founder would need to do (especially in the software/digital space) is to ensure you have product market fit and that people are willing to pay for your product/service. Every thing else is secondary. DO NOT
1) hire
2) get an office
3) pay for ads, influencers etc
Once you have paying customers, THEN you have a business. Anything else is just a make believe fantasy in your head. Be wise and learn from my mistakes
Hiding money in my pillow
as a founder you are the one that should know the most about what vision you’re building. so i would suggest anyone else to become really good at communicating and storytelling. you should be able to share your vision with people that are interested in your project/service/ product with a sense of ease
Delegation with KPI accountability
Networking fast and putting yourself and the name out there
That avoiding conflicting is not a sustainable team management strategy. Plus, value based selling.
delegating tasks. obviously wearing a lot of hats is part of it, but I spent (and realize I continue to spend) way too much time being protective of certain tasks that others can do and are happy to do
Not caring too much about stuff. This mentality makes it hard to take action.
People skills are the most important if you want to build anything beyond a lifestyle business.
Nobody mention the Still to understand people. Is really really important to scan the people you interact with, in hiring expecially.
You need to understand if the person you are trying to gore is compliant to your company vision. This is a skill you should have.
Another one can be “be willing to do what others do not want”.