First-time entrepreneurs: There are big ideas, and then there are doable ideas
This is the second article in a continuing series chronicling the growth path of ..duo, a startup based out of Kelowna B.C. that creates simple keywords that use your name, brand, slogan or any other word combination as a shortcut to content on the web.
By Alexandra Reid
Daylin Mantyka, cofounder of ..duo, is reconsidering her entrepreneurial path and the future of her startup following counsel from a mentor who said her idea might be too “big.”
To advise a first-time startup founder to avoid shooting for the stars is like telling a child Santa Clause doesn’t exist. It’s the kind of stuff that crushes dreams. But there might be some merit in talking first-time startup founders down from the clouds and encouraging them to focus on smaller ideas that can be more easily realized.
