5 tips for startup founders from startup founders
Building a new tech company from the ground up is incredibly hard. Here are some tips from founders and co-founders who have already scaled that mountain that might help ease the journey for others.. David Mytton, CEO of Server Density (and friends.) 1: Haste makes waste. It's natural to be in a hurry to get product out the door, but take a breath first and really gauge where you are. Slow down when it comes to key decisions, said Dan Belcher, co-founder of Boston-based Stackdriver, a startup focused on monitoring and managing cloud workloads. "Doing things too early is as dangerous as — or even worse than — doing them too late. think hard about when you start to invest in sales and marketing and when you start forecasting, you need to implement roles and controls." Yesware founder and CEO Mathew Bellows Matthew Bellows, co-founder of Yesware, an email provider for salespeople, agreed. "Don't sell your product too soon. [...