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Product Strategy for Early-Stage Startups: A Founder's Framework Software

Product Strategy for Early-Stage Startups: A Founder's Framework

The best product strategy isn’t a list of features to build. It’s a clear answer to one question: what change are you creating in your …

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How to Validate a Startup Idea Before Writing Code Entrepreneurship

How to Validate a Startup Idea Before Writing Code

The fastest way to validate a startup idea is to try to kill it—and fail. Talk to 20 potential customers, attempt to pre-sell before building, and …

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The Lean MVP Playbook: Build & Validate in 6 Weeks Software

The Lean MVP Playbook: Build & Validate in 6 Weeks

The fastest way to build an MVP is to build the smallest experiment that tests your riskiest assumption—not a scaled-down version of your vision. Most …

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How to Build Your First Full-Time Product Team [Founder's Hiring Guide] Software

How to Build Your First Full-Time Product Team [Founder's Hiring Guide]

Your first product hire should complement your weaknesses, not duplicate your strengths. If you’re a technical founder, hire a product designer …

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Why I Ignore My Competitors (And You Should Too) Entrepreneurship

Why I Ignore My Competitors (And You Should Too)

The best competitive strategy is to ignore your competitors and obsess over your customers instead. After 18 years and 5 startups, I’ve watched …

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