MASTER Risk Model - Learning Resources - Abilities

Leadership

Share a vision for your start-up publicly—invite feedback and commit to supporting the chosen direction.

Delegate a task you usually hold tightly—coach a teammate to deliver instead of doing it yourself.

Have a difficult founder conversation you’ve been avoiding—prepare carefully and choose clarity.

Ask a peer founder this week: “What’s one thing you’d change if you were in my place?”

Volunteer to lead a small project outside your comfort zone—practice influence in a new context.

During your next meeting, pause and ask: “What am I missing?”—model openness and inclusive leadership.

Collaboration

Let a co-founder or peer lead part of a task—trust their approach and support their decisions.

Proactively connect two peers working on similar ideas—encourage collaboration beyond your own venture.

Start a shared document instead of sending a draft—invite collaborators to co-create in real time.

Take a mentor’s suggestion and apply it immediately—share what improved as a result.

Offer to bridge communication in a joint project—own updates across different perspectives.

Begin your next brainstorm by saying: “Let’s build on ideas instead of critiquing early.”

Communication

Summarize your business idea in under 60 seconds—share it verbally or in writing with a non-expert.

Choose one potential investor or customer to follow up with today—be clear and concise in your outreach.

Facilitate a short meeting and close with: “Here’s what we decided, what’s next, and who owns it.”

Reframe your opinion today by restating the other person’s view first—show you truly understood.

Use a medium you rarely pick for pitches—try visuals instead of text, or voice instead of slides.

Send a thank-you message with specifics—practice giving clear, authentic, behavior-based praise.

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