Success as a Startup Founder? Need for variety and novelty, reduced modesty, an openness to adventure, and heightened energy levels
Thursday, 19 October 2023
A recent study conducted by researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the University of Melbourne examined data from over 21,000 startup founders, formally identifying six key startup founder personality types associated with success. Notably, the research indicates that the collective personalities of a startup’s entire founding team significantly influence the venture’s
- Published in Insights / Research, Startups
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Founders, VCs Might Not Like My Sharing This, But They Should
Thursday, 21 September 2023
One of the more challenging skills to help develop in a founder, is being able to discern b.s. from experienced and valid advice. As you might imagine (and I hope you can relate from the all too prolific frequency with which this happens), it’s particularly difficult to know how to put questions back on a
- Published in Insights / Research, Startups
The Creator Capital of the World
Monday, 11 September 2023
A significant shift is underway, explored by Kaya Yurieff with The Information, A Reckoning Arrives for Creator Economy Startups, “Two years ago, Dmitry Shapiro and Sean Thielen were so optimistic about the booming creator economy that they pivoted their startup to a new product: a simple tool called Koji that lets influencers more easily link to their online
- Published in Industry, Insights / Research, Regional Development, Startups
Startup Founders, a Good Idea Solves a Problem, A Great Idea Creates Value
Thursday, 29 June 2023
We have a huge problem in the startup ecosystem; that’s that most founders have been misled by a lot of people to think in terms of Problem / Solution. That a solution to a problem is what matters foremost in a startup. And that has led to the notion that validation is a simple matter
- Published in Insights / Research, Startups
Startup Founders, Focus! (Yeah, but on what?)
Thursday, 25 May 2023
Focus. We hear that word and advice bantered about A LOT in the startup community but rarely is that mentorship capably followed up with WHAT to focus on and why. This is what contributes to founders to wasting time and failing. You think the advice is helpful; it’s not, it’s distracting. Focus? Yes. But on what?? Most
- Published in Startups
Uncovering Austin FinTech as an Ecosystem
Thursday, 13 April 2023
I have a confession to get off my chest. In my work through Austin, I’ve long celebrated and promoted the maturing of Austin’s startup ecosystem by illuminating that we’re starting to specialize and move beyond downtown; that, as the most effective startup ecosystems do, the city of Austin isn’t generically “tech” and shouldn’t be considered
- Published in FinTech, Industry, Texas Startups