The 10 Worst Partners For Your Start-Up(entrepreneur.com)
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The 10 Worst Partners For Your Start-Up
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#11 The one that writes lists like these.
It's a funny idea. Take the lowest common denominator linkbait formula, the "top 10 list", and combine it with "startup advice". Bam, instant front page.
Quick, someone do a "Which founder are you" quiz.
Quick, someone do a "Which founder are you" quiz.
Zing!
So how many of these do we see this in ourselves?
That's the first thing that I realized while reading this... these aren't necessarily people that you don't want in your startup, but rather characteristics you and others on your team want to suppress within. I think everyone can agree that most people have a little bit of all these Mr so-and-so's in them.
I see Mr. Dreamer in myself for sure. I have a billion ideas for what I'm going to do Some Day (TM) when I've got money to burn. However, I use it as a long-term goal to keep me going when the going gets tough, rather than letting it get in the way. Usually.
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sometimes I can be mr. prefectionist
Funny I was reading this and thinking that this could somehow also apply when choosing a girlfriend or a life partner.
"Mr. CEO feels compelled to tell everyone that he is a CEO within 30 seconds of meeting him--even if his company is worth less than the paper on which his business card is printed."
And then the author's byline:
"Scott D. Gerber is Entrepreneur.com's Young Entrepreneur columnist and CEO of Gerber Entertainment, a brand development and venture management company that specializes in the entertainment, Internet, media and marketing industries."