Mistakes new startup founders should avoid — according to those who made them

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At Seattle’s Flow Startup Day, founders shared lessons learned from the tough times — from Tin Can’s holiday‑meltdown chaos to Armoire’s pandemic freefall.

Their advice: build something you’d run into a burning building for, stay emotionally steady, hire high‑agency people, fundraise with discipline, question whether you need VC at all, and think about acquisition from day one. https://www.geekwire.com/2026/mistakes-new-startup-founders-should-avoid-according-to-the-ones-who-made-them/">Read More