Singh: Founders must explicitly define which business activities and principles to reject
Daljit Singh · 100xEntrepreneur | Episode 2 | Daljit Singh, President Fortis Healthcare & Angel Investor · Jul 17, 2019 · at 9:38
Daljit Singh, angel investor and President of Fortis Healthcare, shares fundamental operating discipline rules for startup founders.
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“What a lot of people are not necessarily good at, most of us, is, ah, defining for oneself what you say no to, and no could be in terms of principles, ah, you know, the sort of values that you subscribe to, and no could be in terms of the activities and business lines that you will not participate in, no matter what the temptation is. So one needs to be very, very clear about that.”
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