Experienced startup players train the recruits on crafting their market projections, refining their presentation skills, and even enhancing their sense of showmanship. Over the long term, the students form a kind of cohort, an instant alumni network of other entrepreneurs at their same early stage, whom they draw upon as they travel the startup road. So much for the outmoded picture of the lone-wolf entrepreneur going it on his own. I kiddingly say that I give chutzpah lessons. So much of this is about having the wherewithal and the confidence to believe that you can do it.
Women tend to spend way too much time preparing instead of just winging it.
And the fact is, we can succeed by just winging it. There are times when taking a leap is better for you than taking another course. Starting Up the Startups Denise Brosseau knows what startups need because she's exactly the kind of startup addict that she now helps get funded. I totally have the bug. At the age of 24, she ended up in a hospital, utterly stressed out, with a kidney stone.