Startup Network and Peer Group For Tech Entrepreneurs

As a Startup founder of your company, you always want to know the best way to operate your company. Carrying such an important role in your business does get a bit stressful whenever you have to make big & tough decisions, especially when no one completely understands your situation.

You may then question,"Why do I need a startup network or group for my business?"

According to a study by Stanford University and The Miles Group, nearly two-thirds of startup CEOs don’t receive outside leadership advice. This is a huge risk you are putting your business in as you can potentially make uninformed decisions that will negatively affect the success of your company. Even a study from Ohio State University revealed that 50% of companies failed due to management’s flawed business decisions.

That is why it is important for you to have an outside perspective in order to assist you in avoiding disaster and substantially grow your company. There are two methods for you to gain such a perspective when it comes to decision-making: startup CEO network Board or startup network Group.

"Even the best-of-the-best [Startup]CEOs have their blind spots and can dramatically improve their performance with an outside perspective weighing in."

Startup CEO Network / Board

Startup CEO network/board is an assemblage of mentors who will be there for you and your company. This board consists of handpicked senior executives who will work alongside you on your business. The primary objective is to put your growth plans in full throttle by taking advantage of the members of the business advisory board that are highly experienced, knowledgeable, know-how, and have connections with top leaders and experts in the relevant field to make your business successful.

You should consider a CEO founders advisory board of your own if:

  • You need help with your strategic issues. It is best to have senior mentors around to help you reach your goals and being able to achieve massive growth. Usually, people would handpick experienced business executives when they are for example considering franchising your business, positioning your company for a merger or acquisition, or even securing a big contract.
  • You need a board of business peers to help you with your long-term plans. These experts are usually planning-oriented where they focused more on strategising the business operations and management for the vision that you have for your company in 5, 10 years, or even longer. This will enable you to focus and handle more current events or crises that occur.

Startup Network Group

Startup network group is basically a forum or network where Startup CEOs and senior executives of various industries come together to share their knowledge and insights to solve each other's challenges, learn as well as grow.

Here are some of the companies that gathers senior executives in a CEO peer support network:

  1. YPO
  2. Entrepreneurs' Organisation
  3. NEXEA's Entrepreneur Programme

The NEXEA Entrepreneurs programme is the leading startup network that targets only Startup founders that want to learn and grow from each other, as well as from an experienced mentor. It is Malaysia's exclusive peer network for top tech entrepreneurs to learn & grow together. Entrepreneurs are guided by some of the best Startup mentors & investors.

Conclusion

It is the wish of every entrepreneur to take their business to the next level. This process can be filled with excitement, personal triumphs, and striving for success. But apart from these sunny sides of being an entrepreneur, there are also some shadow sides along the road like stress and cash flow challenges. To overcome those challenges a business advisory group or startup network/board can help to achieve your goals without struggling too much. These two groups could make a big difference for you and your business. These groups can be online or offline.

However, should you find yourself feeling that these joining the startup networking group or assembling your own advisory board is not your cup of tea, then you should check out NEXEA's Entrepreneur Programme where it caters for Startup CEOs of high-growth startups (potential to grow more than 100 million in market size). The Entrepreneurs Programme advocates founders and entrepreneurs to have a peer-to-peer growth mindset as they believe it allows Startup CEOs to learn and relearn the things that they know as well as openly discuss with their peers about the challenges and failures that they face.

NEXEA is known for its mentors who are successful ex-entrepreneurs, or C-levels who own and have sold (IPO, M&A) their businesses. The combination of experienced mentors, experts and partners prove potent as the 35+ startups invested by NEXEA have grown 3 to 16 times per year.

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