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90 Things I've Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies

betashop.com

It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. Have amazing co-founders who are better at what they do than you could ever be. I’m a deeply emotional person.

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Innovation inside the box

Startup Lessons Learned

(This is similar to the problem that viral loop companies have with the engagement loop : by making it too easy to join, they actually give away the positioning that allows for longer-term engagement.) Why was a team this smart, this disciplined, and this committed to waste-free product development creating so much waste?

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[Excerpt] Earlyvangelists: The Most Important Customers of All

ReadWriteStart

Customer discovery turns founders’ initial hypotheses about their market and customers into facts. These visionary customers will give the company the feedback necessary to add features to the product over time. Enthusiasts who spread the good news about your product to friends, family or co-workers are often called evangelists.

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