Practical Strategies for Entrepreneurship

Steve Hoffman’s Marketing Podcast

in this episode Duct Tape Marketing PodcastI interviewed Steve Hoffman, also known as Captain Hough. Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with more than 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was named the number one overseas startup incubator by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine.Steve is also the author Survival Entrepreneurship: Practical Strategies for Starting a Business, Overcoming Obstacles, and Standing Out.

Key takeaways:

Over 90% of new startups fail. Every entrepreneur must face this harsh reality and learn to master it if they hope to survive and ultimately succeed. In this episode, I talk with Founders Space CEO Steve Hoffman about starting a startup and reveal the hardships of starting a business. We delve into how to avoid mistakes, overcome obstacles, and acquire the necessary skills to make the right choices on the road to success.

Questions I asked Steve Hoffman:

• [2:30] How did you get into the business of advising startups?
• [3:49] How do you define the difference between a startup and an entrepreneur?
• [5:04] So in the beginning, even with the bigger vision, were there different challenges?
• [7:46] What is your first question when someone comes looking for funding?
• [10:27] Should everyone be funded?
• [12:50] What’s the secret to developing an effective team?
• [15:05] Do you think the model without headquarters will affect the development of startups?
• [17:14] What qualities do you think make someone more likely to be successful?
• [18:05] How does Founder Space work?
• [20:21] Where can people find more information about your program and your book?

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