Body Language Blunders Entrepreneurs Should Avoid
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Crossing Your Arms

body language, arms crossed, not openSitting or standing with your arms crossed might make you feel comfortable, but to your prospective customer or investor, it might come across as if you are not open to suggestions. Shrinking into your own space would reduce the space you take in the mind of your listener. Many a business leaders enhance their poise by having their arms open, which would make your clients feel welcomed.

In the initial days of a startup, your product is shaped by the insights you get from your customers, hence they should feel that you are open to suggestions. Also, having an open outlook would make your mind freer to think, which might give you ideas to improve your offerings.