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FOUNDER FACTS
You have to be partially insane to want to be a startup founder. Let me put this in a simple sales pitch for you.
Do you enjoy working long hours without any pay?
Do you like spending limited resources on something where the odds of success are overwhelmingly against you?
Do you enjoy building something that has no guarantee of ever being used?
Do you look forward to constant rejection and people ghosting on you?
Well congratulations, you just may be able to be a successful founder as well as clinically insane. This is the Substack for you.
THE ARENA NEWS
In just 4 episodes, we’ve seen pitch contestants from all over the World. From Ecuador (South America), Tokyo (Japan), Australia, and now we can place Ukraine into our record books. The winner for Episode 4 of The Founder 60 is Misha Rudominski, CEO and Founder of Himera. With wars in Gaza and in Ukraine along with domestic terrorism, the defense-tech sector is hot. To learn more about Himera, click here. Here’s a great article on the Himera technology and how it’s helping Ukraine win the war against Russia.
Every two weeks we host our F60 pitch competition. These audio only competitions are in front of a live audience and are judged not only by Darren Marble and Startup Shinobi, but a prominent VC guest judge. Winner gets promoted to our community, strategic introductions, and other prizes. It’s free and you can sign up here. Make sure you also follow us @Founder60HQ for the latest Arena news.
SHINOBI STARTUP SHURIKENS
Startup BS Bingo
If your pitch deck has more buzzwords than a beehive, you're doing it wrong. Yes, it sounds impressive when you use terms like blockchain, AI enabled, AI enhanced, founder led, and paradigm shifting technology. But all you are doing is proving that you don’t know what you are doing, and doing a great job at it.
Here is something to help you keep track.
That’s all for today, catch you next time.
The F60 Crew.