5 Mistakes That Made Me a Better Founder

5 Mistakes That Made Me a Better Founder

From Asian Business Owners - A.B.O. by Carmen Salameh

June 10, 2026 · 11 min · Season 6 · Episode 34

About this episode

Carmen Salameh shares five mistakes she made as a founder and the valuable lessons learned from them.

A few years ago, when I started my business, I thought I had a pretty good idea of what entrepreneurship would look like. I knew it would be difficult, I knew I would have to work hard. What I didn't expect was how many of the biggest lessons would come from mistakes. The kind that cost time, energy, confidence and opportunities. In this solo episode, I share five mistakes I've made as a founder and the lessons they taught me about boundaries, delegation, clarity and growth. Check below what I talk about: (00:00) Teaser and Podcast Intro (01:09) Five Founder Mistakes (02:14) Mistake One: Opportunities (04:04) Mistake Two: Time (05:25) Mistake Three: Delegation (07:00) Mistake Four: Clarity (08:13) Mistake Five: Effort (09:21) Final Takeaways (10:21) Closing Follow the journey: 💬 abo.pod 📲 Find me on LinkedIn 🎧 Subscribe to Asian Business Owners wherever you listen to it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Carmen Salameh

Topics covered

  • entrepreneurship
  • founder mistakes
  • business lessons
  • boundaries
  • delegation
  • clarity
  • growth

Keywords

  • entrepreneurship
  • founder
  • mistakes
  • business
  • lessons
  • growth
  • delegation
  • clarity

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