Advice by entrepreneurs, to entrepreneurs

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BESTADVICE BYENTREPRENEURS

ENTREPRENEURSTO

WHETHER YOU'RE ABOUT TO LAUNCH YOUR FIRSTCOMPANY OR YOU'RE BUSY SCALING YOUR TENTH,

THIS ADVICE FROM FELLOW ENTREPRENEURS WILLHELP YOU OVERCOME THE PHYSICAL AND MENTALOBSTACLES OF #STARTINGUP

“Find community. Findpeople you can talk toabout what’s going on whocan be insightful aboutsolutions, but alsoempathetic to what you’regoing through. The worstfeeling is the feeling ofbeing alone.”

KATE CATLIN | FOUNDER OF WOMEN RISING

“If you’re going to create asuccessful company—a veryhard thing to do—make it beabout something that reallymatters to you; better still,make your business be aboutsomething that matters toyou, matters to the marketthat has to pay for what you’reoffering, and matters to theworld.”

TOM HIGLEY | FOUNDER OF 10.10.10

“Sales is like swimming inthe ocean, never do it alone!Always try to have at leasttwo people involved in asales role. It creates healthycompetition and speedslearning.”

BRYAN HACKETT | FOUNDER OF QUICKREACH

“Entrepreneurship is a team sport.No one can be good at everything,particularly first-timeentrepreneurs who areoverwhelmed by everything ittakes to execute their vision.Everyone needs help and it’simportant to know when andwhom to go to for support.”

EMILY WINSLOW, | VP OF OPERATIONS, PEAKCHANGE

“If you aren’t 100% intowhat you’re building itwon’t work. Nobody isgoing to drink your Koolaidif your lips aren’t alreadystained from chugging ityourself.”

GRAHAM MCBAIN | CEO AT SOAPBOX DEVELOPER EVANGELISM

“Always believe in yourself, evenwhen you’re the only one whodoes. You are the only one insideyour head, the only one with thevision, experience and knowledgeto fulfill your dream. And,concurrently, that little voice inyour head telling you that thingyou don’t want to hear and try toignore, listen to that one too. Ifyou don’t, it will always come backto haunt you.”

DANIELLE LEIGHTON | FOUNDER & CEO, EARTH INDEX

“Negativity is insecurity.Understand someone’sinsecurity instead ofreacting to their negativity.Identify your owninsecurities that are drivingnegativity.”

AIKO CHESLIN | FOUNDER & CEO OF MENTORMATTER

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