One Of The Top Causes Of Startup

I Am A Big Advocate For Having An Open Discussion About Team Norms And Preferences. At The Muse, Some Of Us Like To Start Working At 7:30 A.m. Others Focus Best From 10 P.m. To 2 A.m. Create A Culture Where It's Acceptable Not To Be Working When Someone Else Is Working.

I've Learned I'm Rarely Able To Stay At Home And Not Work. If I Try To 'just Sit On My Couch For A Little While,' I Am Going To Grab My Laptop And Just Knock Out A Few More Emails, Or Start Sketching Up Some Product Ideas For Themuse.com. So When I Want Time Off, I Schedule Dinners Out, Movie Outings, And On Occasion A Flight Lesson From Groupon.

One Of The Top Causes Of Startup Death - Right After Cofounder Problems - Is Building Something No One Wants.

Starting A Business Isn't For Everyone, And It's Not What You Should Do If You Aren't Sure What Else To Do. It Requires Thick Skin And The Willingness To Carry A Great Deal Of Stress, Sometimes Alone. It's More Often A Life Of Failure Than A Life Of Success, And The Majority Of Successes Came After A Long Road Of Disappointment, And Often Shame.

We Knew When We Started The Daily Muse, We Wanted A Recruiting-focused Business Model Rather Than An Advertising-focused One. We Felt Like Publishers Were Being Forced To Go To More And More Extreme Lengths To Monetize Through Advertising.