Following up on this (discussion) (what is best practice now) (how do we help entrepreneurs in a world of AI?)
I was thinking through what the terminal vs instrumental goals are for entrepreneurs.
Why does this matter?
When we get disoriented, we must re-establish what is solid and what is not. I would argue the unleashing of AI upon the workforce is the largest disorienting event to happen to entrepreneurship. This means we need to reestablish what is still solid in the entrepreneurial process and what is not and from that base we can begin to rebuild what is best practice today. The Guild must do this to stay true to our [mission](https://community.guildofentrepreneurs.com/t/what-is-the-guild-of-entrepreneurs/313); otherwise, we are the blind leading the blind.I think the lowest common terminal goal (something we can all agree on and aim at in our own way) for entrepreneurs would be to create an ongoing system that solves a problem.
- Create invokes innovation, creativity, action.
- Ongoing invokes profitability, sustainability.
- System invokes all organisational structures from cooperatives, NFP and businesses
- Solves a problem invokes the heart of true entrepreneurship
If we take that as the terminal goal, then what instrumental goals fall out of that?
My first draft is below
Founder Fit
Exploring your own skills, interests and resources for the journey ahead
Helpful topics to explore at this stage
Strategic Focus, Personal Leadership Development, Industry Exploration, Ideation, Founding Team Development, Mental and Physical Health, Creativity, Equity, Networking, Decision Making, Time ManagementFounder/Problem Fit
Exploring exactly what you are attempting to solve for whom
Helpful topics to explore at this stage
Problem Focusing, Problem Interviewing, The Job To Be Done, Communication, Problem Validation, Early Adopters, Suppliers/industryProblem/Solution Fit
Exploring exactly what will solve the problem and what kind of system would be needed to sustain that solution
Helpful topics to explore at this stage
Designing the solution, Solution Interviewing, Sanity checking the solution, Validating the solution, Qualitative analysis, MVP Design, Solution Validation, Market Sizing, Customer Service, Sales, Pricing, Feature PrioritisationProduct/Market Fit
Building the system that will spread the solution as far as possible
Helpful topics to explore at this stage
Costing, Unit Economics, Network Effects, Market Focusing, Traction, Advertising, B2B Sales, Content Marketing, Enterprise Sales, Lead Generation, Marketing, Paid Acquisition, Press, SEO, Social Media, Business Model Emergence, Accounting, Tax, Capital Raising, Quantitative Analysis, Valuation, Growth, Product Design, Branding, Law, Board Management, Banking, UX/UI, Culture, Feedback systemsScaling
Growing the system that will spread the solution as far as possible
Helpful topics to explore at this stage
Company Building, Optimisation, Recruitment, Accounting, Tax, Capital Raising, Credit Management, Communication, Management, Growth, Exporting, Advertising, Crowdfunding, Negotiation, Advisors, Compensation, CultureI’d love to get everyone’s feedback on this as I would propose that this could be a scaffold to build what is best practice for entrepreneurship today which would not only benefit our community but also the wider society we seek to solve problems for.