Fail to your first 10 users
“Fail to learn” has been a famous motto encouraging founders to push through rapid product iteration. I don’t know any […]
My user experience is bad
Give your users too many options. Hide the most important ones. Make them do as many clicks as possible to […]
Playbooks and Runbooks
The most outstanding professionals I’ve met have playbooks and runbooks. It is not so much about their degrees, their experience, […]
Have you done this before?
Early-stage startups are great early adopters. They don’t have deep pockets, and they desperately need help. It doesn’t mean they […]
Equity compensation
Disclaimer: I’m not a financial expert, and I’ve worked only with a few Fintech startups. I’ve run into different positions […]
Focus on writing
One of the things I like about writing is you can ship something faster. I’ve never seen a one-line of […]
A guide to relax requirements
“Let’s import this 100GB CSV into a PostgreSQL table.” One simple ask, articulated correctly, might seem to reduce the cost […]
My users don’t need my app
To me, the magic phrase is “I need that.” Even better, if I hear “that’s exactly what I needed” music […]
The most effective 4 MVP variables
I don’t recall exactly where I learned this, but I know I’ve been using them successfully on many startups. Each […]
Accurate Data
Is my data really accurate? The general wisdom goes: “the more accurate data we have, the better decisions we make.” […]