by Hans van Putten | Jan 26, 2018 | Entrepreneurs and Startups
The Entrepreneur’s Chef Syndrome – a Startup Killer! I came about the Chef Syndrome years ago. I have found, during 20+ years of working with startups and entrepreneurs, that the Chef Syndrome can be a Startup Killer. Before I outline how I arrived at this...
by Hans van Putten | Dec 19, 2017 | Planning
As a startup advisor these many years, I have grown accustomed to working with clients who choose their own paths. My advice can fall upon deaf ears. Twas ever thus. Had my entrepreneurial clients been accustomed to following others’ directions, it’s likely they...
by Hans van Putten | Dec 15, 2017 | Startups
This is the fourth in a series of founder related blogs, all of which could be filed under the heading, Dumbfounded. I have written previously about startup founders hoarding shares, overvaluing their companies, and filling key roles with non-entrepreneurial hires. ...
by Hans van Putten | Dec 2, 2017 | Startups
We use the terms, equity and shares without a second thought. Their meanings are understood. There’s no need to reach for a dictionary. Or is there? If you are a founder of a startup, one with multiple employees, I suggest you give these two words a closer look....
by Hans van Putten | Nov 28, 2017 | Just-Saying
Sweat equity, the non-monetary contribution that team members make starting a new business, is often presumed but seldom well calculated. Founders with substantial shareholdings need not concern themselves, but other team members would be well served to break out...
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