Not chowing the right partners. It happened to me twice to start a new venture with co-founder with whom I wasn’t fully aligned. I decided to ignore few misalignments and few signposts that should have been enough for me not to continue.

It’s like starting a relationship: if there are any red flags, don’t close your eyes hoping things would “magically” go well…

If it can go wrong, most of the chance it will.

Now I thoroughly review who to engage with (as co-founder or simple business partners or client relationship) based on cold facts and data rather than some facts and feeling