7 Skills Every Founder and Solopreneur Needs to Master to Succeed

I’m going to make a bold statement that may ruffle some feathers: I can start a business faster than you. Let me clarify: <a href="https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/how-to-build-a-business-you-love-90-of-the-time-edbe6a15f65b" rel="noopener" target="_blank">I can start a business — taking something from idea to generating its first dollar of revenue</a> (and ideally profit) — faster than most first-time founders or your average newbie wantrepreneur. It isn’t because of the cash I’ve stacked from prior exits. It isn’t because of the deep network of valuable connections I’ve built and maintained across multiple industries. It definitely isn’t because of my IQ, supreme entrepreneurial foresight, or any superhuman intangible trait I possess that <a href="https://medium.com/swlh/10-unexpected-things-that-will-go-wrong-once-your-business-takes-off-a7bca3b65ee1" rel="noopener">primes me for outsized or accelerated startup success</a>. Instead, it’s simply because through creating multiple companies over the past decade — <a href="https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/my-startup-failed-and-its-all-my-fault-a35ee6265df9" rel="noopener" target="_blank">including a range of failures</a>, as well as a handful of “successes” (depending on your definition), I’ve acquired, practiced, and honed a list of crucial skills that take me from point A to B faster (and ideally, more profitably) than a first-time, inexperienced founder. If you’re building a new company and identifying any blindspots or skills lacking as you ramp up your current one, here are 7 skills I deem integral to efficient startup success. <a href="https://entrepreneurshandbook.co/7-skills-every-founder-and-solopreneur-needs-to-master-to-succeed-2efcf7749e13">Website</a>