What do founders need to be most skilled at?

Top skills will be Talking to customers (important for early startups) Sales & Marketing Leadership, Team management & Direction

We should be skilled in strategic planning. Setting long -term goals and mapping out a plan to achieve them is important for growth.

I must be able to delegate effectively. Trusting others with responsibilities allows me to focus on the bigger picture.

Building relationships.

I think they need to be able to manage everything: sales, marketing, leadership, and all that.

Adaptability is important. Being able to pivot and adjust strategies in response to market changes can drive success.

Being able to clearly communicate ideas and goals is crucial for aligning the team and engaging with stakeholders.

A Founder can only take charge of 2 functions at most, the first is fixed, and the second is floating. The 7 functions are: 1. Sales 2. Marketing 3. Finance & Accounts 4. Operations 5. HR & People Management 6. R&D 7. Leadership The fixed function of the founder is Leadership... where do we go, what’s the direction, what’s the target for the next year... what are the macro trends, and which trend will we ride while keeping our values and mission in order. Also, founder should ideally have another person ready to take over the floating function when it's time for founder to move on to another. so, Lewis what function would you choose as fixed function and floating function?

I need resilience. There will be setbacks, and I have to keep pushing forward despite them.

Ability to learn things quickly

I think a founder is a combination of developer, product manager,marketing manager and sales, also he or she need leadership to identify correct team members and users. It’s more like a superman hahahaha