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Things about being a founder I wish I had known two years ago

Published on Nov 06, 2015

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Identify your perfect customers

Focus on them and on nothing else.
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STOP WRITING CODE

Did you talk to customers yet?
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Investment != success

It's a means to an end.
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Investor meetings aren't job interviews

Build a relationship over time
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Talk about your idea

Startups die from obscurity but thrive on feedback.
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Be careful with hires

Trust your gut feeling.
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Don't worry about engineering

Worry about getting users.
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It's a marathon, not a sprint

90% of the time, it's about endurance.
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Don't study the outliers

Study real business.
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Your relationship with your co-founders is critical

Don't "go to bed" angry.
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Relax

You're going to make mistakes. It's fine.

Kevin Leneway

www.haikudeck.com