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What Is The Truth About Being A Startup CEO?
You may think that being a successful startup CEO has everything to do with coming up with the next great idea. Sure, coming up with a great idea is part of the puzzle for startup success.
However, success as a startup CEO has a lot more to do with many other things that have nothing to do with your idea.
That’s what today’s article is all about. I’ll share with you the ten surprising keys to success as a startup CEO. Spoiler alert: None of these ten keys have anything to with your idea.
I hope you like it. Let’s start with number one on my list…
1. Your journey will be unique.
When I started my company, I got a lot of well meaning advice from my friends, family, business associates, and investors. All of them telling me what I should and shouldn’t do.
Here’s the deal. The set of circumstances you operate under will be unique to you. You might not have the same access to talent. You might have an easier time raising money because the economy is doing better. The market might or might not break the way you think. All of these things and more will be unique to you.
Your job will be to make sense of the crazy things around you and figure a path forward. It’s not easy, but it can be done. The rest of…
