What Founders Underestimate About Building a Startup | Saleem Ahmad - E6

In this episode, serial entrepreneur, investor and founding partner of Anti-VC, Saleem Ahmed, joins us in an engaging discussion about his transition from an unfulfilling career in engineering to founding successful startups. In addition to Anti-VC, Saleem founded Jrop and Zown. Today, Saleem discusses what many founders tend to underestimate about building a startup, finding mission alignment with co-founders, bootstrapping vs raising capital, and how to actually generate revenue in your startup. Key Takeaways: How to tell if you’re a serious entrepreneur Healthy partnerships with VCs Finding the right co-founder Creating mission alignment throughout your team Ensuring peaceful legal dissolutions Issues with relying on venture capital for a lifeline Reasons why founders choose to go and secure grants Building a powerful network via LinkedIn Defining product market fit Bootstrapping vs raising money Mentions: Website: https://www.antivc.co/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antivc/