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Startup Founders

Frontline lessons from operators in the trenches.

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Dr. Samuel Owusu
Dr. Samuel Owusu
retired professional
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What 40 years of medicine taught me about decision-making

When the data is incomplete and the stakes are high, decide on first principles, not consensus. Then communicate with humility. Patients — and teams — forgive being wrong; they don't forgive being uncertain when it mattered.

#leadership#life
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Elena Petrova
Elena Petrova
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Your culture is what you tolerate, not what you write down

Every culture deck I've reviewed sounded inspiring. The reality was in their Slack at 11pm and how they handled their first low-performer. If your values aren't visible in those two moments, they aren't values.

#culture#leadership
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Arjun Mehta
Arjun Mehta
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Why your first 10 customers should hate part of your product

If your earliest users love everything, you've built something safe. Founders who win pick a sharp edge — fast, opinionated, unfair to some — and refuse to dull it. The job of v1 is to be polarizing, not perfect.

#startup#product
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Rajesh Iyer
Rajesh Iyer
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How to read a balance sheet in 4 minutes

Start with cash. Then look at debt vs equity. Then current assets vs current liabilities. Then trends across 3 years. If any of these scare you, the company is already telling you the story — most people just don't listen.

#finance#career
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