Notes on startups, or how to build the future. When you do something new, you go from 0 to 1.
Zero to One starts by learning to ask the questions that lead you to find value in unexpected places.
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How to lead
Leadership skills are essential for professionals who are considering taking up the role of a manager. Whilst the idea of leading a team sounds exciting and easy, it comes with a detailed set of responsibilities.
In this episode, Sam and Jack talks about how to lead more effectively and be a true leader.
Learn to lead. Leadership is not about being in charge, it's about taking care of those in your charge. And anyone can learn to be a leader.
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How to build culture
Building culture can define a business and it affects nearly every aspect of a company. From recruiting top talent to improving employee satisfaction, it’s the backbone of a happy work environment.
When everyone at the company, all levels, shares the same vision and have a sense of purpose, the company's culture thrives.
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How to pitch your start up
The most challenging aspect of being an entrepreneur is working out how to pitch your startup idea.
Sam and Jack discusses why a startup pitch is very important and knowing how to pitch your startup idea is essential to success of your business.
It doesn’t matter how innovative, well thought-out or potentially profitable your idea is – if you don't have a clear idea on what your startup is trying to solve, you will have a hard time getting people to understand and support your pitch.
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How to prioritize your time
One of the biggest challenges with startup is prioritizing time, especially when doing tasks. On the episode, Sam and Jack shares Adora Cheung's framework for how founders can efficiently make use of their time and also discusses key points on how they prioritize their time whilst building Syncify.
Syncify is a tool to for listening to podcasts together. Users can listen live in real-time or easily share the best content and catch up on the same things.
Cofounders Sam and Jack Syncify themselves on the startup content to run a business. Follow our journey as we explain our lessons in entrepreneurship.
We teach listeners and ourselves as we digest the best books and podcasts for having and creating ideas. From nailing an MVP to getting investor meetings, working out equity, to growing a team. It's a constant journey and we explain our mistakes along the way and where we're going.
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