Kathryn Minshew Quotes

When You Start A New Company, You Have To Do It All. Yes, All Of It.

I've Learned I'm Rarely Able To Stay At Home And Not Work. If I Try To 'just Sit On My Couch For A Little While,' I Am Going To Grab My Laptop And Just Knock Out A Few More Emails, Or Start Sketching Up Some Product Ideas For Themuse.com. So When I Want Time Off, I Schedule Dinners Out, Movie Outings, And On Occasion A Flight Lesson From Groupon.

Sure, It's Fun To Chat With People With Interesting Backgrounds Who Seem To Have A Passion For Your Company. But A Job Interview Is Not A Friendly Chat. You Need To Determine Whether Candidates, Can They Really Do The Job. So Ask Them To Prove It.

Much-derided Chick Lit, Chick Flicks, And Chick Magazines Have Left Ambitious Women In A Bind. Why Is It That I, A Young Woman, Can Read Gq, Enjoy Fight Club, And Subscribe To Thrillist, While The Idea Of A Guy Doing The Same With Glamour, 27 Dresses And Daily Candy Is Nearly Unheard Of?

Most Weeks, I Work 100-plus Hours On Themuse.com. There Are Definitions Of 'work-life Balance' That Would Say I Have None.

Sure, You're An Intelligent And Highly Capable Individual, And You Are Learning A Lot On The Fly As You Build Your Company. But You Also Need To Come To Terms With The Fact That There Are Things You Have Chosen Not To Be An Expert In.

Get Your Product In Front Of Actual, Living, Breathing Strangers. Your College Roommate's Approval Does Not Mean There's Market Demand.

What Do I Want To Do With My Life?

I Am A Big Advocate For Having An Open Discussion About Team Norms And Preferences. At The Muse, Some Of Us Like To Start Working At 7:30 A.m. Others Focus Best From 10 P.m. To 2 A.m. Create A Culture Where It's Acceptable Not To Be Working When Someone Else Is Working.

Keeping A 'ceo Blog' Or 'founder's Blog' Can Be A Great Platform For Engaging Your Users In A Nontraditional Way, Reaching People Outside Of Your Product Pitch And Building Rapport Without Selling Them Anything Except A Belief In Your Ideas.

It's Fantastic To Be Known As A Company That Responds Quickly To Users, Shares Great Resources And Friendly Banter With Them Over Twitter, And Forges Relationships On Pinterest, Facebook, And Every Other Social Media Site Out There.

If You're Able To Arrange A Trial Period With A New Hire, Do It. It Will Give Both Of You A Chance To Make Sure The Position Is A Good Fit - And Can Help You Avoid Being In The Awkward Situation Of Wanting To Fire Someone Three Or Four Weeks In.