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The Art of Enterprise
07 Must-read The Art of Enterprise Interviews On Building Enduring Ventures
In the complex journey of entrepreneurship, learning from others' experiences is invaluable. Here are 7 in-depth conversations with successful founders who share their insights into building thriving businesses.
Founder Story
In this interview from our archive, Parvez Akhter, Founder and CEO of ThemeXpert and ThriveDesk, shares his lessons from bootstrapping multiple successful ventures.
Business Deep Dive
Everything is Omnichannel: Bangladesh's Online Businesses Embrace Brick-and-Mortar
In an interesting strategic twist, Bangladesh's burgeoning online businesses are increasingly setting foot in the physical world. Learn what it means for the physical and online retail in the country.
Insight
5 Founders Share Their Reflections on Becoming a Better Founder
Building a successful company is a journey of continuous learning and growth. While there's no universal playbook for becoming a better founder, learning from those who have walked the path before us can provide valuable insights and shortcuts.
In this collection, five accomplished Bangladeshi founders share their hard-earned wisdom on leadership, personal growth, and building enduring companies.
Brand Story
What Is a Self-Service Knowledge Base?
In the digital age, providing efficient customer support is paramount for any business. A self-service knowledge base is an integral component of customer service that empowers users to find solutions independently.
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Although Future Startup is paid to write these pieces, the selection is not solely based on a company’s willingness to pay. Organizations are chosen based on criteria designed to ensure interesting analysis, share inspiring stories, protect the attention of readers, and promote organizations that deserve greater public attention.
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1. Childhoods of exceptional people
“Virginia Woolf never attended school. Her father, Leslie Stephen, who, along with their tutors, educated Virginia and her sister, was an editor, critic, and biographer “complicatedly hated” by his daughter and of such standing that he could invite Henry James, Thomas Hardy, and Alfred Lord Tennyson to dine and converse with his children. Leslie Stephen described his circle, in which Virginia grew up, as “most of the literary people of mark . . . clever young writers and barristers, chiefly of the radical persuasion . . . we used to meet on Wednesday and Sunday evenings, to smoke and drink and discuss the universe and the reform movement.” When they went to the Hebrides in the summers, Leslie brought along painters and philosophers, who would hang out and work in their summer house while the children played.
This parental obsession with curating a rich intellectual milieu comes through in nearly all of the biographies.”
“I know what makes people grow more reliably than anything else. It is: taking on a difficult project with some amount of public accountability. This can be large or small: a lecture series, a business, a blog, a house, a child, etc.”
3. 25 Hard Questions Every Founder Should Ask Themselves
“Did the work I do today actually move the needle on making the company successful?
A useful question to differentiate between urgent to-dos and distractions — particularly in the 0 to 1 stretch of a startup — comes from Colin Zima, CEO and co-founder of Omni. "When your startup is just five to 10 people, the company isn’t default moving forward like Google or even a late-stage startup,” says Zima.
“Whether or not you get a new customer or ship a feature or find a bunch of new prospects, that’s all on your very small team to execute. This question reminds me to spend time focusing on outputs rather than inputs — which may seem unpopular, but that’s ultimately the scoreboard. Trying is necessary but not sufficient for success. You have to tangibly create it and eliminate the efforts that don’t,” he says.”
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