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An essay: Why founders fail, despite being good at coding and high IQ.
Being mathematically smart hurts startup founders.
Math doesn’t account for emotions, and this is why devs easily build useful products but fail to get to Product Market Fit in 99% cases.
Imagine you’re building a building to sell. As a good builder, you put great effort into... See more
So many founders have a great idea but can’t figure out how to sell it. Second-time founders know that they shouldn’t even bother with an idea if it is not sell-able. Marketing risks force you to face the truth: Do you know enough about your market to know how to sell it and who will buy it?
review.firstround.com • The Minimum Viable Testing Process for Evaluating Startup Ideas
Think about distribution from day one
If you’re going to build a product, you want people to use it. But far too often, founders get drawn to the building and tinkering side of the business, forgoing the go-to-market piece until they’re actually ready to get out and sell.
That’s a mistake, says Foster. “I think one of the biggest things that founder... See more
If you’re going to build a product, you want people to use it. But far too often, founders get drawn to the building and tinkering side of the business, forgoing the go-to-market piece until they’re actually ready to get out and sell.
That’s a mistake, says Foster. “I think one of the biggest things that founder... See more
The Not So Cookie-Cutter Approach to Company Building — 8 Lessons from Zapier
Everything seems achievable at the beginning of a plan, but here’s a great question to identify potential risks: what is the number one reason this could go wrong?
Shaan Puri • My First Million on Apple Podcasts
