You've probably heard the aphorism "perfect is the enemy of good" before.
Spenser Skates, the 35-year-old CEO and co-founder of analytics software company Amplitude — which has a market cap of $1.38 billion — disagrees.
Yet behind the scenes, the co-founders weren't sold on their own idea — which was "pretty good," but not "the bestest best," Skates says.
It's timely advice: Entrepreneurship is on the rise in the U.S., and starting your own business is risky.
"For a lot of teams, it's a hard decision, because you're talking about killing your momentum on something and restarting on something else, even when that might be the right decision," Skates says.
Persons:
You've, Mark Cuban, Jeff Bezos, Spenser, Curtis Liu, Siri, weren't, That's, —, Liu
Organizations:
Global Entrepreneurship, Babson College, U.S . Bureau of Labor Statistics, CNBC
Locations:
Plenty, U.S