How Nicolai Klemke helps startup founders

Heard some business wisdom today — The mark of a good founder? They're quick to prioritize and make tough, even unpopular decisions. Bad founders? They are careless about momentum, hesitate, and postpone decisions. I remember when we had to pivot our strategy at the last minute, even though we'd already invested so much. That move saved us. Happy Monday to all startup founders hustling out there! 💪 #startups #founderlife #enterpreneurship

Here's your daily reminder that even the biggest companies often have bugs and no clue what they're doing. If you're a startup founder, keep moving! There will always be bugs, hiccups, things that go wrong. Just keep failing(learning) forward! #startup #founder

In the last two years, I’ve learned this from my own experience and from talking to other founders. As a first-time founder, your focus should be on optimizing for market risk—meaning you should build in a new market that might or might not turn into something big. The reason is simple: as a first-time founder, your opportunity cost is low. If the market does take off, the momentum from achieving product-market fit will carry you forward, even if you’re not great at everything else. #FirstTimeFounder #Startup

Why founder-led sales is fundamental to your startup’s success? ”I have come to believe that doing sales as a founder is of utmost importance – it’s almost impossible to make a startup succeed if you’re not a core part of the sales process, and ideally, lead it. ”, shares with us Bogdan Iordache, General Partner at Underline Ventures Read the entire article in the link in comments. #startup #underlineventure #PINmagazine

You Built Your Startup, Now What? Conquering Growth Challenges You've nailed the early stages - a clear vision, a dream team, a product users love, and a business model that works. But the startup journey is a marathon, not a sprint. Now you face new challenges as you shift from building to growing. Don't worry, we've got your back. This post dives into the common hurdles early-stage startups encounter, along with solutions to help you scale successfully. From resource constraints (#funding) to fierce competition (#startuplife), we'll equip you to overcome them all. Ready to conquer the growth stage? Let's do this! #entrepreneur #growthhacking #businesstips #startups

Idun Audio is one of our companies that have been through many ups and downs. Building deep tech audio technology and dealing with global headphone manufactures as a small startup is a brutal journey. But Pauli Minnaar is one of those people that never give up. He never stops believing and never stops pursuing the ambition to make Idun audio technology the standard in headphones. As an investor you can always feel when founders are about to give up, because that is when they stop providing updates. But Pauli never stopped giving updates. Pauli has never missed an investor update, no matter how bad the situation was. That is when you know that you are dealing with a very special individual and the type of person where success is the only possible outcome.

Are you thinking about launching your own startup? 🫢 Consider the possibility of having a co-founder by your side. Collaboration and mutual support can make a difference in the success of your new project. Discover why you should find the ideal partner to embark on this journey together! 👇 If you're still undecided about starting this journey, find out how we can help you with our new Aspiring Founders membership 👉 https://bit.ly/amelajoin #AspiringFounders #Startups Anais Cisneros Michelle Fischman

What is your number one advice for new founders? 🤔 We've asked many of the founders of our portfolio companies what they learned from their biggest challenges, and we're bringing that to you as a new series this summer. What does founders with an ongoing journey say about the early process of #startups? First up is Pauli Minnaar from IDUN audio, about the everyday practicalities of running a company 👏 #startuptostartup #startuptips

Earlier this year, I met a brilliant founder who was convinced her startup was miles away from PMF. She was wrong. "𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦. 𝘐𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩." As we dug deeper, something truly surprising emerged. Something that completely shifted her perspective and strategy. I wrote about it in my latest blog entry: https://lnkd.in/g8YUArSr #Founder #productmarketfit #startup

To Entrepreneurs and those who are bold enough to start and run successful startups, Have you faced challenges before? did you get to a point you think you are just loosing it as much as you try your best to run your startup? am in such a situation now. i need to hear from you all. kindly comment or inbox your advice. you can also connect with me via musila@zillahtechnologies.co.ke #startups