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Vision versus Hallucination – Founders and Pivots

Steve Blank

It was great to watch him embrace the spirit and practice of customer development. He was constantly in front of customers, listening, selling, installing and learning. I offered that at Epiphany, my partner Ben’s office was the first place I would go when I thought I had new “insights.” And that’s where the problem was.

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7 Steps to Getting Your Startup Story Right

Life Beyond Code

How do you know that the problem is real if you have never talked to the target customer? This is where you build your team, your extended team, your advisory board, your board, designers, developers, your partner network and your influence network and more.

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