Lomit Patel breaks down why operating and founding are not the same job, and what the transition from startup operator to founder actually requires.
Lomit Patel breaks down why the skills that create startup wealth through an exit are almost entirely different from the skills required to keep it.
Lomit Patel breaks down why co-founder conflict is the startup default, not the exception, and what founding teams must build before conflict arrives to survive it
Lomit Patel breaks down why startup funding buys time but not product-market fit, and what founders need to understand before scaling with new capital.
Lomit Patel breaks down why most startup equity never becomes life-changing wealth and what employees and founders need to know before signing equity compensation.
The startup incentive gap explains why founders, investors, and employees often want different things, creating misalignment that can undermine long-term growth.
Lomit Patel breaks down why startup equity doesn’t make you an owner and what employees and founders need to understand about ownership in startups.
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