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Founder Exposed: Opening Up About Startup Failures and Vulnerability
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Founder Exposed: Opening Up About Startup Failures and Vulnerability

Jeff Ward
First Round Review, 2019
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The start-up world isn’t just black-and-white stories of massive successes and dismal failures. The whole truth includes shades of gray, though the nuances don’t often show up in tech articles which usually cover straight-up disasters or billion-dollar acquisitions. Entrepreneur and investor Jeff Wald wants founders to talk about their failures – not years later, viewed through the soft glow of later successes, but as they’re happening, when the pain is freshest.

Take-Aways

  • As a startup founder, share the ups and downs of your story as it's happening.
  • Constructive conflict is healthy in young companies.
  • A coach can be an invaluable resource as founders navigate success and failure.

About the Author

Jeff Wald is an entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded WorkMarket, an ADP company.

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