5 People to Cut Out Your StartUp Life

A friend of mine shared a recent article about the 7 people you should avoid in the workplace.

I think the rules are different for people like me who do not work for anyone but are entrepreneurs.

People who are solo or lean StartUp founders do not interact with co-workers.

Their interactions with others may be limited to clients, contractors or other independent consultants.

For us, there are certain people in our familial and social circles who could harm our progress and therefore we should limit contact with so I’ve identified the 5 types of people StartUp Founders should cut out of their lives, or at least, Plan B, quit telling them stuff about their biz:

1. The Doubter — This is the friend who is fine and complacent with their comfortable life and work situation and really do not understand your drive and desire to be more than an employee at a good federal government job with benefits, security and a pension. So, they may shoot down all of your ideas and give you all the reasons why they won’t work or you won’t succeed.