Planet A Ventures’ Post

1️⃣ Forming a founding team lacking technical DNA 2️⃣ Forgetting that no hire is better than a bad hire 3️⃣ Being reluctant to get rid of A-holes or a bad hire 4️⃣ Insufficiently focussing on diversity from the earliest stages 5️⃣ Over-indexing on loyalty to the early team when yiou need to bring in more specialised experienced talent Which one have you seen the most? What are you doing about it? If you haven't read Scaling Through Chaos by Index Ventures, in which they frame the common early people mistakes ☝️, then you should

Q: What kind of open source founders usually work with me on positioning? A: Second-time founders. A serious trend I've noticed in the type of founders who work with me is that they're usually (though not always) second-time founders, and they are usually over 35. It's not necessarily their second VC-backed company, or their second product company -- but the type of people who tend to hire me are those who've built a company (successfully or not) before. When it's not your first rodeo, you tend to value strategy more. You tend to value positioning more. 🤔 --

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90% founders jump into building without fully understanding the market. Mostly driven by the excitement to start. But I’m sure you’ll agree: excitement without clarity leads to costly mistakes. Here are 3 common mistakes I see all the time: 1. Ignoring the customer. ↳ Founders fall in love with their idea and forget to solve real problems. 2. Skipping validation. ↳ They invest heavily before testing if the market even wants what they’re building. 3. Scaling too early. ↳ They try to grow fast without a solid foundation, and everything breaks. The other 10% of founders recognize these pitfalls and avoid them. Focus on solving real problems, understand the Marke, and building a strong base. P.S In your opinion, what other mistakes do founders usually make?

These are the differences between first time and repeat founders that I noticed. 👉 Repeat founders focus on distribution/GTM day one. They embed it into their product strategy from inception. First time founders do it sequentially. 👉 Repeat founders consider getting the best talents on board as their top job. They elevate the hiring bar to the max. Many first time founders not as much. 👉 Repeat founders think strategically about peeling risk away for each stage of the company. First time founder navigate milestones less clearly. 👉 Repeat founders obsess a lot (too much?) about TAMs. First time founders move opportunistically. Curious, which other differences do you see?

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