The launch of ‘Startup India, Stand up India’ has opened up opportunities for the wannabe entrepreneurs and many of them are waiting for their wings to spread out. They want their ideas to float in the world and they are waiting to showcase what they have got. They must be willing to take the entrepreneurial leap and start their own ventures. But the most experienced professionals will tell you that it is a tricky choice to be an entrepreneur. There are many things that you have to take along and think about to succeed. There is an equally lengthy list of things you must NOT do at any cost if you want your venture to survive. So in a bid to empower the budding entrepreneurs, viable and most informed business decisions are to be taken. Here are a few things that you need to avoid like a plague if you want your venture to succeed.
1. Half prepared entry
This is one of the most elementary mistakes a budding entrepreneur can make. You need to keep certain factors to ensure that you are well prepared to enter the industry. All the things like a viable revenue model, future strategies, evolution strategies etc. need to be addressed before taking a dive into the entrepreneurial world.
2. Ignore the value of analytics and research
This is another easily avoidable mistake that most of the entrepreneurs starting their own business make. They need to make a pivotal data analytics and market research of your industry. It can also help in identifying the large demographic areas for your product or service.
3. Modelling your business on short term trends
Jumping on board with a popular bandwagon is easily the stupidest of the things to do. It is a pit that entrepreneurs end up jumping into. Most of these startups often fail to survive beyond a few initial years. Therefore, if you are in for a long haul, always devise your products to address market gaps instead of trends.
4. More than just another job
Most entrepreneurs start their own business for a job for themselves and escape their tedious jobs. This can hamper the growth of a startup. An entrepreneur must look to evolve his business and adapt to the changes.
5. Focusing too much on the idea and not enough on the team
A great business comes from its idea and it is equally important to have an efficient team. With a good business idea and an inefficient team, no one can do anything to grow. The business will stagnate. You need to hire individuals to work efficiently and support your venture’s long term vision.
6. Focusing on short term gains
Many entrepreneurs lose the sight of bigger picture in favour of the short term gains. This leads to emphasis on short term gains and the effort that should have gone in building long term gains goes into the shorter ones. This reduces the development of the startups.
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