by Chris Heivly | Nov 2, 2023 | Community, Founder Tips
Startups fail. It happens every day. As we all know it is the nature of this thing we call entrepreneurship. The question for today is can fault be applied? I am not talking about the “we could not find product market fit” or the “market shifted” or “we ran out...
by Chris Heivly | Oct 5, 2023 | Founder Tips, My Thoughts
When my son was about 12 or 13 years old, he came into my office and asked a simple question – “Dad, what do you do every day”? At the time, I was CEO of a 7 person software company that served the K-12 education sector. I then shared with him the concept of...
by Chris Heivly | Sep 21, 2023 | Community, Founder Tips
Who, where, and how you get advice may be the difference between making progress or moving in the wrong direction. The art of advice seeking is a skill that lasts forever. Are you wired to seek advice from others? Good advice can shorten time spans, fast track...
by Chris Heivly | Aug 31, 2023 | Community, Founder Tips
These questions from founders are the first clues as to where your startup ecosystem probably needs help. Pre-pandemic, I was in both Torino, Italy and Alexandria, Egypt back to back and found myself with entrepreneurs in various Q&A sessions. I find it...
by Chris Heivly | Aug 10, 2023 | Founder Tips
Successful startups develop great products. Duh. Great products create a large value gap and that is your ultimate product goal. But what is my version of the value gap? I see so many ideas for startups that are well intended. Most come from a problem that you as the...
by Chris Heivly | Aug 3, 2023 | Founder Tips
Every founder I know (including the one writing this blog post today), thinks that their idea is a perfect fit for an extremely large audience. If not, why would most of us even start this journey? Our hope – and I trust not the plan – is for this...
