Matthew Stafford is an angel investor with several successful exits. He is a co-founder of 9others, a monthly problem-solving dinner event for entrepreneurs, which has been attended by thousands of founders. He’s also a co-author of the book Find Your 9 Others - The Questions To Ask Yourself As You Start Up And Scale Up.
In this episode of The Founders Lounge, we talk about:
- Matthew’s recent 3 startup exits
- The 10 questions you need to ask yourself as a founder
- The importance of your “why” behind starting a startup
- How to gain visibility as a founder
- The importance of trusting your gut
- How to improve your intuition
- What does it take to succeed
- How to train yourself to be more disciplined
- The ‘65% rule’
- What you learn in school is not a good parallel for life
- The importance of surrounding yourself with ambitious people
Links:
- Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mstafford
- Matthew on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/staffordvc
- “Find Your 9others” book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1788604466
- Matthew’s investment portfolio: https://www.stafford.vc
- 9others events: https://9others.com
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