60. Top Insights From 25 Years as a Founder, Angel, and Advisor

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I have learned a lot of things about business and the entrepreneurial experience over the last twenty-five years. During that time, I was a founder, CEO, Chief Scientist, angel investor, and startup advisor. I recently gave a live talk at the Founder Institute, where I talked about my most significant insights about the startup world, business, and life.

The attendees loved it, so I immediately started working on a version for Feel the Boot.

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So, here are the insights in no particular order:

Validate early and often

You can't overcommunicate

Everything a founder says is amplified

Networking is not schmoozing

Get over your aversion to selling

Talk about benefits, not features

Understand the person across the table

Style and aesthetics matter

You don't scale, and delegation sucks

Startups are a marathon