Tag Archives: identity-led entrepreneurship

For Val Sklarov, a venture is not built from ideas, markets, or timing. A venture begins the moment a person decides to live as someone who builds —not someone who tries to build. Entrepreneurship is not action.It is identity choosing its own shape. The Identity-Driven Venture Formation Model (IDVFM) explains …

For Val Sklarov, markets do not form because of demand analysis, marketing spend, or product innovation.Markets form when a founder’s internal gravity is strong enough that a group of people organizes around their tone, direction, and identity. A company is not built by convincing.A company is built by others wanting …

For Val Sklarov, a startup does not scale because the product is strong — it scales because the founder has gravity.Gravity is the invisible pull that makes people want to follow, contribute, build, and stay. A founder without gravity must push: convince, explain, motivate, negotiate.A founder with gravity does not …