Book Titles

Lost and Founder
A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World

By Rand Fishkin

Year Published: 2018
ISBN-13: 978-0735213326
Categories: Entrepreneurship, Startups

83 Quotes Found

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Lost and Founder:

…values should be explicit, because they act like the operating system for a person’s employment, affecting every action and decision they make.

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Lost and Founder:

…assuming good intent is among the most critical elements for team bonding, productivity, and quality of output.

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Lost and Founder:

There is one big, fatal flaw that often accompanies the pursuit of shared culture and values: uniformity.

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Lost and Founder:

Diversity is immensely desirable because it improves perspective, empathy, and creativity.

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Lost and Founder:

Pare back your design until it’s the smallest possible element of what you eventually hope to have.

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Lost and Founder:

How do you get to an empathetic place for product design and development? Create regular customer exposure for your team and yourself.

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Lost and Founder:

Sometimes, something is better than nothing. Surprisingly often, it’s not.

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Lost and Founder:

…real transparency is talking about the uncomfortable parts of entrepreneurship and startups.

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Lost and Founder:

…so few people are willing to be transparent about real numbers or honest that a big part of the motivation for founding a startup is in the hopes of an extraordinary payday.

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Lost and Founder:

…money isn’t everything. Ego, pride, reputation, and notoriety are also big players in how startup founders and employees think about their companies and any eventual exit.

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