Partovi: Internal execution poses bigger risk to seed startups than macroeconomics
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Hadi Partovi, early investor and former startup founder, advises early-stage entrepreneurs to focus on internal team dynamics and execution over macroeconomic fears.
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“If you're a series Seed startup. The doom and gloom that exists is you screwing up your own startup in the next 12 months. That's like the higher order chance of total failure is just your relationship with your co-founders. Do you find product market fit? Can you double or triple within the next year? You know, the macroeconomic stuff is real, but the gyrations in your little company are actually going to be a bigger thing when you're early.”
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