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Startups Fail from Bad Strategy, Not Bad Ideas The best founders don’t rely on instinct—they use frameworks to outmaneuver competitors. Here are 6 strategy frameworks every founder should master. Strategy beats luck—every time.

𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 #𝟭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹 (𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗜𝘁) Marc Andreessen, the legendary investor and co-founder of a16z, once said: "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐚

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀 Startups love to sell the dream of building the next unicorn. But what happens when the dream 𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐬? You’ve seen it before—𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐰𝐨

𝗚𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝗰𝗵𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀: Most people think “𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 = 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭.” But that’s exactly why they fail. Look at the iPod. It had only three c

𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮 𝗖𝗼-𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝘆𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗺𝗮’𝘀 𝟬 𝘁𝗼 𝟭 𝗽𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 Figma wasn’t an instant success. It took 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 from its founding in 2012 to its public la

𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗮 $𝟭𝟬𝗠 𝗔𝗜 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 Right now, 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 in the US are launching AI startups. They are scaling to $𝟏𝟎𝐌 𝐀𝐑𝐑 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬 —with teams of less than 𝟏�

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝟰 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 (𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗬𝗖 𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗹) Most startups fail before they even begin. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐝—𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮�

The Thing No One Talks About: The Real Value of Skills Most people don’t realize this, but some skills are economically invaluable—they drive industries, create wealth, and open doors to opportunities you never imagined. Think about it. If you mast

"Are You Telling Stories That Sell?" Social media isn’t just a platform; it’s a stage where brands and individuals perform. But here’s the hard truth: if your story doesn’t resonate, people will scroll past without a second thought. Here’s how you

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿𝘀 Ever noticed how most Indian startups either disappear or get acquired by big companies? The truth is, 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐮�