The Skip Podcast Ready to start a startup? | Shreyas Doshi (Former PM leader at Stripe, Twitter, Google)
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Nov 18, 2024 In this engaging discussion, Shreyas Doshi, a product leader turned founder with experience at Stripe, Twitter, and Google, shares valuable insights on the journey from employment to entrepreneurship. He highlights the key traits that successful founders possess, such as thriving in ambiguity and embracing personal motivations. Shreyas challenges the mainstream belief that venture-backed startups are the only path to success and offers strategies for avoiding burnout. Listeners will discover the importance of niche markets and enhancing product sense for startup success.
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Explore Your "Why"
- Explore the "why" behind founding a startup for a long time.
- Treat it as a 10+ year journey, not a short-term project.
Storytelling is Key
- Storytelling is crucial for both product managers and founders.
- Founders need to sell their vision to various stakeholders.
Creating vs. Riding Momentum
- Founding requires creating momentum from scratch, unlike product management within established companies.
- Founders must be comfortable with a blank slate and generating their own waves.