Thought Leadership
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Thought Leadership
![CEO Talks: The Pros and Cons to Consider Before Bootstrapping Your Business](https://res.cloudinary.com/storemaven/image/upload/q_90/f_auto/v1627545838/Bootstraping_cover2.png)
"Everything trickles down to the fact that when running a bootstrapped company, all the promises, decisions and mistakes are on you". Storemaven's CEO Gad Maor shares nine learning from many years of building from the ground up with personal savings.
![CEO Talks: Don’t Chase Product-Market Fit. Feeling Comfortable With Uncertainty Will Help You Dream Big](https://res.cloudinary.com/storemaven/image/upload/q_90/f_auto/w_388,h_230,c_fill/v1615215232/dream_big2_forbesbc2.png)
"I learned that it's dangerous for a business to constantly try to reach product-market fit and super risky if you read it wrong." Our CEO Gad Maor on how to mix business perspective and fairy dust.
![What Should the ASO Industry Look For in 2021?](https://res.cloudinary.com/storemaven/image/upload/q_90/f_auto/w_388,h_230,c_fill/v1646920009/new_year_resolutions_2021_cover.png)
According to all estimates, now is the time to fire on all cylinders and capture as much growth as you can. Our ASO Food for thought from January 6, 2021.
![CEO Talks: How To Take A Respectful, Yet Uncompromising, Approach To Firing](https://res.cloudinary.com/storemaven/image/upload/q_90/f_auto/w_388,h_230,c_fill/v1611410626/firing_forbes22.png)
"From the first day I knew that a defining feature would be how we treated people, from their arrival through their departure". Our CEO Gad Maor on how you should look for people when it's time to part.
![CEO Talks: How A Company Built On Resilience Can Stand In The Face Of A Global Pandemic](https://res.cloudinary.com/storemaven/image/upload/q_90/f_auto/w_388,h_230,c_fill/v1606815650/company_resilience_1.jpg)
"The feeling I keep coming back to during this time is pride". Our CEO and Co-founder Gad Maor on how a company can cope with harder times and still emerge triumphantly.