During an interview a couple of weeks ago, we were asked to provide some good advices for other entrepreneurs. We wrote down 7 advices, which in our belief can lead you to either make it or break it. They were shortened so as to fit into the textbox in the paper, but they do better in full length. Here they are:

The Rainmaking advice to other entrepreneurs:

1) Choosing the first the idea that comes into mind is slobby! Evaluate many ideas and kill the ones that are not waterproof.

2) If you can’t find investors for your project, there might be a good reason. Come up with better project instead of getting stubborn.

3) Your initial concept is most likely not the one that will give you a success. Always start of with a small test, so more approaches can be tries out before the purse is empty.

4) Be critical when choosing partners. Go for the best partners and employees. People who are twice as expensive are usually ten times more efficient.

5) Create a mental vision with your team from the very beginning. Identify exactly what you want to create and why it is worth fighting for. Be prepared to adjust the vision as you go along.

6) Take 10 hours of your workweek and spend the time reading relevant literature, talk to people and exercise. You will loose perspective if all you do is work.

7) Do not believe all the miseries you hear about entrepreneurship. Given the right circumstances it can be the best job in the world.