Startup Basics

The media loves celebrity founders such as Steve Jobs, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos portraying them as one-man shows. However, most successful founders have at last one co-founder, and it’s quite rare for one individual to build a huge tech startup on their own. Moreover, there are some really important benefits in having one or two co-founders helping you at the very beginning of your startup journey.

This episode of startup basics dives into some important factors that can help you decide whether or not to bring on a co-founder.

One of the most deleterious myths that ruins startup dreams is the notion that things happen quickly. Unfortunately, we at Beta Boom meet founders all the time expecting that they will build a product, get traction, and will secure seed funding in a year or less. When progress takes a lot longer, they are caught off-guard and throw in the towel on tons of hard work and sacrifice. With the average age of a startup getting seed funding being over three years, just understanding that the typical startup journey is long hopefully will help listeners better prepare for the road ahead and will help them make their dreams a reality.  

Startup Basics is for entrepreneurs launching tech companies but are not fluent in "startup." Hosted by Beta Boom's founding partners, Sergio and Kimmy, the podcast covers all common topics and questions that many founders are afraid to ask or think they should know. Startup Basics covers subjects like these:

• Do I need a technical co-founder, and how do I find one?
• What do investors look for in early-stage startups?
• What is product-market fit and how to find it?
• How can I get customers?
• How can I get money for my startup?

If you don't know the difference between a "seed round" and an "A round" or think a "cliff" is a steep rock face, chances are that this podcast is for you.

There are other great podcasts focusing on growing a startup or looking back on successes, but Startup Basics really covers the initial stages of a tech enterprise in terms that nearly anyone can understand.