To Succeed As A Founder, Strengthen These Traits

Published: Sept. 25, 2017, 7 a.m.

Manu and Jenna discuss the night he went from being a hacker to an entrepreneur as a student at Carnegie Mellon and his experiences running his first startup SneakerLabs, including the massive data outage that nearly compromised the company. They chat about why humility is a crucial trait all founders must possess and the importance of always recognizing that a large part of your success is based on luck. Manu also shares observations of companies retaining a day one mentality by practicing just in time learning and deploying small teams to focus on the key things your business needs right now.