Rob Woodbridge
Founder. Operator. Writing a book about what founders actually lose.
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Startups are hard to keep moving forward
Being a leader of a startup -- especially in any operations role -- is one of the hardest things to do properly in …
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Challenge your team
The most important thing that leads to startup success (even more-so than luck, timing, hard work and persistence) is …
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What's in your control
There are two business types: one you control and one that controls you. A co-founder who survived the pandemic and …
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Reasons NOT to join a startup
Startups are different beasts. If you've never been a part of one, it's really hard to explain just how unique and …
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Don't hate the VC
It's really easy to fall into the trap of hating on VCs if you are a startup looking for funding.
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The Founders bluff
When I started my first "real" company in the early days of the Internet era I was traveling with my immediate family to …
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Nurture vs Nature
This is a slight departure but for good reason. Both my kids graduated from high school today with a flourish.
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Get aligned
Co-founders need to be aligned. Unified. Clear on objectives. To have a voice.
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The best laid plans
Startups, by their nature, are designed to be an uncontainable, uncontrollable and unstructured mess.
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Should you say yes?
How often do you say "yes" to customer requests?