5 Ways First-Time Founders Can Maximize Their Productivity

5 Ways First-Time Founders Can Maximize Their Productivity

As first-time founders know too well, there are only so many hours in the day. Taking their startups to the next level requires them to work productively — and not just be busy for the sake of being busy. To this end, we’ve developed a five-step productivity cycle that founders can use to supercharge productivity and make sure the right things are getting done.

Accountability Frame for Early-Stage Founders: Transmuting Actions to Outcomes

Accountability Frame for Early-Stage Founders: Transmuting Actions to Outcomes

In this post, we share the 5-Questions (Our Accountability Frame) that can inspire and encourage accountability— one that works with human nature rather than against it. The Accountability Frame can be used when addressing someone 1:1, addressing a group (1:many), and working with ourselves more importantly.

Rounding the Founding Team: The Balance of Natural Talent 

Rounding the Founding Team: The Balance of Natural Talent 

How exactly can you quickly tell whether someone’s natural capabilities are complementary to yours without conducting a long-winded psychometric analysis? How do you determine the likely natural talent gaps in your initial founding duo or founding team? There are many ways to do this. But over the years, we have observed a pattern across multiple psychometric models and frameworks—one that can be distilled into four distinct talent footprints.

The Ascent from ‘Angel’ to ‘Institutional’: Sheel Mohnot of Better Tomorrow Ventures

The Ascent from ‘Angel’ to ‘Institutional’: Sheel Mohnot of Better Tomorrow Ventures

Today’s guest is Sheel Mohnot, Co-founder and GP at Better Tomorrow Ventures (BTV). In this interview, Sheel talks about the journey from operator to angel, and now, institutional investor. If you are serious about getting into venture capital for life— you’ll enjoy Sheel’s sharing!