A Startup Founder’s Guide To Reducing Risk
The concept of risk is interesting, to say the least. The idea of risk keeps us honest and ensures we don’t make foolish decisions. In this regard, it’s a good thing. But the consequences of risk realized are painful and costly. In this sense, risk can be deadly. As a startup founder with a fledgling business, the goal is to reduce/eliminate as many risk variables as possible in order to give your young startup an unimpeded runway to fly to new heights. Do you know where to start? There’s certainly a place for risk in the business world. But for the purposes of this article, we’re using broad brushstrokes to paint risk as a bad thing. In this regard, here are five surprisingly straightforward ways you can reduce risk and increase your chances of success. 1. Start Lean. Most startups fail. This is a fact . And while each startup fails for its own set of reasons, many blow up as a result of trying to do too much too soon. As tempting as it can be to do everything at once, be p...
