Common Mistakes that Startup CEOs Should Avoid Making

Chitra RagavanBlog

Here are the 🔟 most common mistakes that startup CEOs should avoid making: 1️⃣ Pick a co-founder out of friendship or loyalty, not skills 2️⃣ Have too many co-founders (3 or more = potential analysis paralysis) 3️⃣ Bring in a co-founder with the exact same skills instead of offsetting their weaknesses 4️⃣ Don’t hire a CFO to instill accountability 5️⃣ …

Advice for First-Time Founders

Chitra RagavanBlog

What’s the Number One piece of advice that I give first-time founders? Building a startup is a 24/7 job. So many CEOs and founders forget one very important habit. 📚Read, Read, Read A disciplined and systematic reading of newspapers, magazines, trade publications, and blogs can both provide competitive intelligence and act as an early warning system. Competitive intelligence: 📗 Client …

Why Technology Companies need Storytellers

Chitra RagavanAdvising

Since the dawn of civilization, storytelling has driven human growth, movement, and progress. We are driven by narrative. It used to be cave drawings. Now we’re telling stories through social media. But figuring out a company’s story –– and telling it in a compelling way –– is challenging, given technology’s growing complexity. The beauty of code Technology and software products are …