We have observed many outstanding entrepreneurs, but they generally fall into two categories: The 60-point founders and the 90-point founders. Both types manage to survive. However, when it comes to revenue scale, profitability, and capital outcomes, the gap is rarely just 10–30%—it is often 10 to 1,000 times. The reason is that entrepreneurship is not a test of a single skill, but the product of three core capabilities:

In the early days of a startup, a founder’s versatility is the single key to survival. At that stage, you are the strongest product manager, the most capable salesperson, and the one replying to customer service emails at midnight. This "hero-style" leadership pushes the company through the barren 0-to-1 phase and successfully validates Product-Market Fit (PMF). However, once the company enters the 1-to-10 scaling phase, the very strengths you once took pride in can transform