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“The solution to the crisis we are facing as a country lies in identifying the best-fit people to start and grow businesses. It is the job creation of those enterprises that is really going to make an impact on unemployment. Our government, businesses and civil society need to work together to understand more about the policies and types of support that best enable the startup and growth of youth-led enterprises.” - Sandile Shabangu
#askstartupguy: What are some unknown failures of today's highly successful entrepreneurs?
Success does not come without failure.
If successful people have not done anything stupid, they are faking it. Even if there can be many stories written about a #successful entrepreneur, they don't disclose how they got where they are and attained their #success because discussing about “Failures” is not their agenda.
At one point of time, successful entrepreneurs have faced the following hidden failures before reaching at the top
1. They had chosen wrong #people to work with them. That could be a wrong employee, wrong partner, wrong alliance, wrong #cofounder before they learn to choose the right people for success. Finding the right fit is still challenging for many.
2. They were cheated, betrayed by someone. To learn about what kind of people, those have wrong intention oftenly meet at your #entrepreneurship journey to open your eyes for that next time how to avoid them.
3. They had lost their #money putting at activities that didn't work. They only talk about how they made money when become successful.
If you want to be successful, you must have a senior #mentor or #coach who can tell you, save you or reduce your failures. I said “reduce” because you can't avoid working with an "unfit" #team without knowing them or you have to train them to become fit for you, that comes with experiences.
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You are either adding value to people's lives or disturbing their peace. Take note of these two because they will surely determine where people place you in their life. Two things come to people's mind when they think about you. You're either a MINUS or a PLUS . Your actions sometimes determine people's reaction towards you. If you're always acting funny people will take you like a joke. #startupguy
I personally believe that entrepreneurs are the leading drivers of prosperity, jobs, and innovation. Without entrepreneurs, we would cease to move forward within our local economies and our country. With this belief at the core of #startupmzansi, we strive to support entrepreneurs and the communities that allow them to thrive in any way they can. #startupguy
#startupadvice: START FAST, START CRAPPY
Look at the two scenarios below:
Scenario 1: “I need to get this perfect. I have got all the time in the world ahead. The right thing to do is to stay inside and create the perfect product, the perfect plan. Then I will build it really well, I will make sure I put everything that my customer might possibly want. I do not need anyone's help, I can do this all by myself. Then I will launch to a fanfare and massive success.”
Or
Scenario 2: “I should move fast. Things are not going to be perfect, especially not in the beginning. I will get out into the world and find the right people to help me succeed. I need to experiment. Yes I need a plan but my plan will change over time as I learn. I need to get out and talk to my customer, find out if what I think they want is true. Then I can make my product better and better.”
Ok – now which one do you think is better? The choice is yours. #startuprecipe #startupmzansi