https://forwardshare.co/mindshare/venture Deal analysis, market sizing, and investment insights for founders and investors — from Forward Venture. en Wed, 04 Nov 2026 13:45:35 GMT 2026-11-04T13:45:35Z en https://forwardshare.co/mindshare/venture/the-wrong-question-costs-more-than-the-wrong-answer <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://forwardshare.co/mindshare/venture/the-wrong-question-costs-more-than-the-wrong-answer" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://forwardshare.co/hubfs/Mindshare%20featured%20images/mindshare-the-wrong-question-costs-more-than-the-wrong-answer.jpg" alt="Notebooks, a pen and a cup of coffee on a sunlit wooden table" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span>A founder called asking whether to hire a fractional VP of Sales or bring someone in full-time. While most focus on salary and budget, the employment structure is secondary. The real question is: are you building a process or executing one?</span></p> <div class="hs-featured-image-wrapper"> <a href="https://forwardshare.co/mindshare/venture/the-wrong-question-costs-more-than-the-wrong-answer" title="" class="hs-featured-image-link"> <img src="https://forwardshare.co/hubfs/Mindshare%20featured%20images/mindshare-the-wrong-question-costs-more-than-the-wrong-answer.jpg" alt="Notebooks, a pen and a cup of coffee on a sunlit wooden table" class="hs-featured-image" style="width:auto !important; max-width:50%; float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;"> </a> </div> <p><span>A founder called asking whether to hire a fractional VP of Sales or bring someone in full-time. While most focus on salary and budget, the employment structure is secondary. The real question is: are you building a process or executing one?</span></p> <img src="https://track-na2.hubspot.com/__ptq.gif?a=242577019&amp;k=14&amp;r=https%3A%2F%2Fforwardshare.co%2Fmindshare%2Fventure%2Fthe-wrong-question-costs-more-than-the-wrong-answer&amp;bu=https%253A%252F%252Fforwardshare.co%252Fmindshare%252Fventure&amp;bvt=rss" alt="" width="1" height="1" style="min-height:1px!important;width:1px!important;border-width:0!important;margin-top:0!important;margin-bottom:0!important;margin-right:0!important;margin-left:0!important;padding-top:0!important;padding-bottom:0!important;padding-right:0!important;padding-left:0!important; "> Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:07:14 GMT epatterson@forwardshare.co (Evan Patterson) https://forwardshare.co/mindshare/venture/the-wrong-question-costs-more-than-the-wrong-answer 2026-07-30T03:07:14Z