Monday, June 20, 2022

Week 8 – MBA6101 – Ascend Your Start-up

In sharing her final thoughts in the book Ascend Your Start-Up, the author takes a look back at the mountain after having made the arduous trek up Mount Everest, which was the metaphor for scaling a start-up.

  1. It's not about title, status or money, but about inspiring and motivating others for a common goal
  2. There are a lot of unknowns along the way, but you can tackle anything
  3. This isn't a sprint, it's a marathon so focus on what you want to build and map out your values, culture, while building your brand. Enjoy the journey.
  4. Continuous improvement, endless curiosity, knowing you don't know everything so getting folks on your team that do is imperative so you can operationalize
  5. Know who your consumer is, who your employees are, and stay focused on results
  6. Measure & analyze KPIs and recalibrate your business
  7. Hold people and teams accountable, getting rid of toxicity and encouraging positivity
  8. Stay sane, keep your eye on the prize, and have fun along the way, constantly learning from your customers, your employees, yourself. 
  9. Be better tomorrow than you were yesterday.
  10. Grit, grit, grit
Be a multiplier. Multiply your joy, prosperity and knowledge and help others do the same.



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