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todd lyden's avatar

The Office hours perfectly illustrates the recent craze of adopting an "entrepreneurial mindset." As another institutionalized educator of entrepreneurs and business folk, it's hard to talk about with straight face to most "civilians" as they don't think of themselves as a "business-starter" in any fashion. Yet, the academic push to prod some idea that "everyone is (or can be) an entrepreneur" fights with the dictionary/civilian definition every time. The nuance gets in the way so much.

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Graham Sinclair's avatar

Appreciated this nuance. Feel the same way as a teacher of an investment class.

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Vidya's avatar

Hi Aaron. This is regarding your replies to the "Hey Aaron,

How do you know when your startup idea just isn’t working and it’s time to let go or pivot? I keep telling myself to “give it more time,” but I don’t know if I’m being persistent… or just delusional.

—Marcus" .

I understand there are few key metrics that demonstrate whether your product/offerings is something that your target customer group really want and is solving the problem. I am a bit lost in understanding if I or my team is putting in enough effort to drive the GTM ?

Thanks!

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