We know we don't have all the answers. We know we don't know what's going to happen next. (No one does.) And yet, to persuade others to work with us + believe in us + invest in us, we feel like we need to have it all together. Why? The reasons abound, but I think chief among them is that the culture has told us we need to. "If you aren't 110% confident about your startup, who else is going to be?" was a common refrain when I was building my first business.
No. 6: How honest can we be as entrepreneurs?
No. 6: How honest can we be as entrepreneurs…
No. 6: How honest can we be as entrepreneurs?
We know we don't have all the answers. We know we don't know what's going to happen next. (No one does.) And yet, to persuade others to work with us + believe in us + invest in us, we feel like we need to have it all together. Why? The reasons abound, but I think chief among them is that the culture has told us we need to. "If you aren't 110% confident about your startup, who else is going to be?" was a common refrain when I was building my first business.