Surviving the First Year
Who this book is for
Người đang xây một business ở Việt Nam trong giai đoạn đầu, từ lúc còn là một ý tưởng tới lúc có vài chục khách trả tiền. Người đọc TỰ LÀM gần như mọi việc, tiền của chính mình, và câu hỏi lớn nhất của họ là thứ này có ai cần không. Đây KHÔNG phải người điều hành một công ty đã chạy: chiến lược, tổ chức và mở rộng thuộc cộng đồng CEO.
Sound familiar?
- Does everything at once, so nothing gets finished.
- Has nobody to talk honestly with about what is actually happening.
- Measures themselves against the companies in the news.
- Burns out in month eight without having noticed a single warning sign.
After reading, you can
Help a founder keep a workable rhythm through the first year instead of burning out.
Each chapter answers one question
Chapter 1: Why am I doing so much yet going nowhere?
If I finish only one thing this week, what should it be?
Founders do not lack work; they lack order, and ordering is the whole job of this stage.
Chapter 2: Does rising revenue mean I'm on the right track?
What did I learn this month that I did not know last month?
At this stage the right metric is not revenue but the speed of learning.
Chapter 3: Is founder loneliness personal, or a business risk?
Who do I talk to honestly about the work?
Loneliness is an operational risk of this job, not a private emotional matter.
Chapter 4: Am I fine, or just not noticing I'm running dry?
Over the past three months, have I shown any signs of burnout?
Burnout is not a moment; it is a slope the person on it cannot see.
Chapter 5: After a year, do I still want to keep going?
After twelve months, what do I know that I did not know at the start?
At the end of the first year, the question is not how far you have come but whether you still want to go on, and why.