Michael Stausholm

Founder of Sprout World (sproutworld.com), the eco-company behind the world’s only plantable pencil, with over 30 million pencils sold in over 80 countries. Michael has also advised the likes of Nike and Walmart on how to implement more sustainable production practices, and in addition to running Sprout World, he mentors green start-ups as a board member of Greencubator.

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Five taboos purpose-led startups need to dispel to be successful

There is a lot of wisdom that comes from having built up a successful sustainable business from the ground-up. Although I can now attribute them as ‘learnings’, many purpose-led start-ups perceive them to be modern-day taboos. The truth is, for your startup to not be a part of the 20% that don’t survive beyond their first year, or the 60% that go bust within their first three years, you need to be able to dispel the following five taboos for your startup to thrive.