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A decade of screwing up: my 6 mistakes and learnings as an entrepreneur

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Originally posted on LinkedIn

What an honor to have talked yesterday about my story of entrepreneurial screw-ups at Achievers — summary of my mistakes (and learnings) below 👇

It makes me really happy that from multiple fronts we’re rethinking how education should work — making it more practical, direct, and modern 🔥

Summary of my mistakes/learnings after a decade of messing things up:

  1. Healthy unit economics — and cash above everything else.
  2. Aligned incentives among all parties — partners, investors, employees, clients.
  3. Diversifying clients is a MUST.
  4. Humility to listen to the market and fall out of love with your own ideas.
  5. Hire fast and fire even faster.
  6. Follow your purpose — not the money. The money follows.

Thank you Rebeca Portilla Llaña and Mario Bustillo for the invitation!

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