Article: What I'd tell myself about startups if I could go back 5 years.

[Weaponize]

Came across this blog post today, really liked it:

http://www.talkingquickly.co.uk/2015/04/what-id-tell-myself-about-startups/

Here are some of my favorites, what are yours?

• You're definitely going to end up building too much and shipping too late. Be obsessive about avoiding this

• Someone's always already working on the same idea and that's not a bad thing

• Linear growth can be worse than no growth

• "Ads" are where business models go to die

• The people you end up wanting to work with (and help) are the ones who always try and work out how they can help you. Be more like them

• Only say you're going to introduce someone or send them something if you're actually going to do it. People quickly get a reputation for never following through

• Show don't tell. "I'm going to build this amazing thing" is a LOT less interesting than "I've built this slightly crappy thing that actually does something". EVERYONE is GOING to build something, most people never do

 

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[SlowlaneJay]

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[SlowlaneJay]

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