Seven Lessons From The First Year In Business
#37 In this episode, Seven Lessons From The First Year In Business, host William Glass shares 7 key lessons he’s learned through the first year of building Ostrich. Glass provides concrete examples of what has worked well for him and what has not. You’ll hear from past guests that embody the lessons learned from Andrew Holliday and William Glass’s first-year starting up Ostrich.
The 7 lessons are:
- Expect the unexpected – Steve Hoffman, Founder of Founders Space, Investor & Entrepreneur – Episode #26
- Build a team with the right partners – Yotam Hadass, VP of Engineering at Electric.ai – Ep #22
- Have cash reserves – Steve Hoffman, Founder of Founders Space, Investor & Entrepreneur – Ep #26
- Build conviction
- Develop a strong routine and accountability system* – Jeff Wald, Founder of WorkMarket – Ep #31
- Explain what you are doing and then explain some more – Sophia Sunwoo, Founder of Ascent Strategy – Ep #32
- Get lots of constant feedback – Ben Sampson, Founder of WeHero – Ep #33
* To learn more about the accountability tracker you can listen to Ep #8 or read the post. To download the tracker go here.
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