We asked 10 business owners 10 questions about their biggest failures, worst business advice, and what to focus on in 2025. Below is a free guide packed with no-fluff advice from top entrepreneurs like Dharmesh Shah, Cathryn Lavery, and AppSumo’s own Noah Kagan! | 
![Dharmesh Shah, Founder and CTO at HubSpot What piece of business advice do you think is bullshit? "The success of your startup is [not] measured by how much money you’ve raised, how many people you’ve hired, or how fast you’re growing … It’s measured by how much value you create for your customers." Read all of Dharmesh's answers](https://d3k81ch9hvuctc.cloudfront.net/company/Ktp4ZG/images/d5a8c8b3-e1da-4a7c-a11d-8a95dd8bdf70.png "Dharmesh Shah, Founder and CTO at HubSpot What piece of business advice do you think is bullshit? \"The success of your startup is [not] measured by how much money you’ve raised, how many people you’ve hired, or how fast you’re growing … It’s measured by how much value you create for your customers.\" Read all of Dharmesh's answers")
