Startups Need Fewer Visionaries and More Mechanics

Everyone claims to be an expert, but can they really help you build your business?

Joe Procopio
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7 min readJul 30, 2020

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There are three types of people an entrepreneur needs to build a successful business: employees to build the company, advisers to influence the direction of the business, and investors to provide the fuel and connections.

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Joe Procopio
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I'm a multi-exit, multi-failure entrepreneur. NLG pioneer. Building TeachingStartup.com & GROWERS. Write at Inc.com and BuiltIn.com. More at joeprocopio.com