So, building a startup is "easy". Building a company is hard. Dropping the most obvious things. Gist so I can update it and you see the diff.
- No one will take you seriously unless you have your first 20 paying customers. This includes raising money. Unless you already built a successful startup in the past.
- You don't need a business cofounder if you feel yourself able to find your 20 first customers.
- Your lawyer and your accountants are your best friend. Even regarding your relationship with your cofounder.
- If you start dating one of your company C-level, and have raised money already, you'll have to tell your investors, and they might force one of you out. I know, this seems odd in a "startup HOWTO" but believe me, I put that here for a reason.
- If you want to do business with the US, then the CEO must live in the US (might change after COVID though) or no one will take you seriously.
- Don't target corporations unless you know how they work. If you don't have a deal after the