From Start-up to Grown-up: How to Avoid Common Mistakes Founders Make with Alisa Cohn: An EOFire Classic from 2021

From the archive: This episode was originally recorded and published in 2021. Our interviews on Entrepreneurs On Fire are meant to be evergreen, and we do our best to confirm that all offers and URL's in these archive episodes are still relevant. Alisa Cohn is an executive coach and the author of From Start-up to Grown-up. She has coached founders and executives at Venmo, Etsy, and DraftKings, along with enterprises such as Dell, Hitachi, and Pfizer. She writes for HBR and Inc and has been featured in Bloomberg, the BBC and New York Times. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. You do not need to set goals; instead, set directions. 2. When starting a business, the most important thing is building a thriving, sustaining organization with a structure and with people who have their own psychology management through successes and challenges. 3. The secret to great hiring is setting up a specific game plan about what you want to accomplish in 30 days, 60 days, and 90 days. 5 Scripts for Delicate Conversations at Work (plus one bonus script to make your life better - Alisa's Website Sponsors HubSpot When you combine the power of Marketing Hub and Content Hub, you can have your best quarter, every quarter. Visit Hubspot.com/marketers to learn more ThriveTime Show Attend the world's highest rated business growth workshop taught personally by Clay Clark and NOW featuring Rich Dad Poor Dad Author Robert Kiyosaki and Eric Trump at ThrivetimeShow.com/eofire Airbnb If you've got an extended trip coming up and need a little help hosting while you're away, just hire a co-host to do the work for you. Find a co-host at Airbnb.com/host