Most Important Skills For A Founder At An Early Stage Start Up
For a founder at an early-stage startup, the two most vital skills are "a gift of give," which is about connecting with people through communication or listening, and being adept at creating processes, whether through writing, frameworks, or whiteboarding, to manage constant improvisation. Being able to "talk with little to no plan" or create "a plan when things go crazy" are also highly valuable.
Communication, Process Improvement, Problem-Solving, Leadership, Entrepreneurship
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Jorrel Sto Tomas
Entrepreneur, Founder
Early Stage Start Up
UC Berkeley
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Economics, Political Science, American Studies
Technology
Business Strategy
Took Out Loans, Worked 20+ Hours in School
Video Highlights
1. Communication and interpersonal skills are crucial for connecting with people, whether through talking or listening.
2. The ability to create processes, such as writing things down or developing frameworks, is essential for improvisation and problem-solving.
3. Adaptability is key, requiring the ability to communicate effectively without a rigid plan and to rely on established plans when facing challenges.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
As a founder and operator, I'd say the two most important skills are a gift of giving. I think that's what it's called. It's really being good at talking to people or being a good listener.
Either way, you're just trying to connect with people, and that's probably the first skill I would get good at. Then, second, just being really good at making processes.
So whether that's writing things down, creating frameworks, or even whiteboarding, those are really important because you're constantly going to have to improvise. Being able to talk with little to no plan, or defaulting to a plan when things go crazy. At the end of the day, those are probably the two most important skills.