From MVP to PMF — Why Go-To-Market Fit Is the Real Make-or-Break
In the startup world, we often celebrate ideas. But ideas are cheap. Execution is everything, and one of the biggest tests of execution is go-to-market (GTM) fit. Many founders obsess over their Minimum Viable Product (MVP). However, the MVP is only the beginning. The real question is: can you evolve that MVP into something people […]
PRINCIPLES USED RESEARCHING AND WRITING THE START-UP PUZZLE
“If you have full clarity and understanding of the pieces of the start-up puzzle, you will be more likely to put the puzzle pieces of your start-up journey successfully together.” – RvP The Start-Up Puzzle provides a mix of scientific knowledge, practical in-market examples, and interviews with subject matter experts providing balanced insights into creating, managing, […]
Do You Need to Be a Born Entrepreneur to Build a Successful Startup?
Think about the world’s most famous entrepreneurs—Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos. These are the names we hear again and again, held up as examples of what it means to be a visionary founder. They seem like they were born to change the world. They have this superhuman ability to see the future before anyone […]
New business ventures: Every stage requires its unique leadership traits
Brilliant start-up leaders and successful collaborative scale-up leaders have different strengths, priorities, and leadership styles. Here’s a breakdown of their key differences and similarities, with real-world examples: Brilliant Start-Up Leaders – These leaders thrive in the early stages of a company when ideas need to be transformed into reality. They are often visionaries, risk-takers, and highly […]
Examples of some of the Oldest Companies in the world and what Lessons Start-ups can learn?
Instead of only looking at what some new companies are doing wrong (see previous blog), it’s probably as insightful to look at the opposite side of the spectrum into the tried and tested success stories that have been around for centuries. Some of the oldest and longest-operating companies in the world offer valuable lessons in […]
Examples of Famous Start-up Failures and the Lessons They Teach Us
To me, it’s always valuable to analyze Start-up failures, preferably some of the more juicy ones, and see what lessons they teach us. If you have a similar twisted mind, I do recommend Nico Ceidera’s failory.com and his weekly newsletter that offers stories, frameworks, and tactics that will make you a 10x better founder, according […]