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3 Important Traits That Separate The Top 10% Founders
- Published December 20, 2022 12:11AM UTC
- Publisher Leila Oliveira
- Categories Capital Raising Tips
The 3 most important traits that Michael Seibel from Y Combinator see that separate the top 10% founders from everyone else:
1. Great founders execute: They never get stuck in the execution step, instead, they figure out a way to get things done.
2. Formidability: Formidable founders are the ones that get things done over and over again, consistently. You treat them with more respect as you know their potential of turning ideas into substantial actions.
3. Communication: Startups require good communication with your users, potential employees, investors to get people excited about it. The best founders can in one or two sentences explain what the business does to anyone at any industry knowledge.
Bonus: Internal motivation. They don’t get too discouraged when things go wrong. They stay passionate about the product, about finding a solution, even after making mistakes and bad decisions over and over again (which will happen)
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