After nearly two decades in early stage startups I couldn’t agree more. Looking back, I know we often built too much too soon, and had too much confidence that we were building the right thing.
These days I often advise would be founders to start with doing their idea manually with just the minimum amount of tech.
Maybe just a google sheet and answering emails and a handful of “customers.” If you can’t give people a good experience with a totally custom personal experience, they’re not going to like it any more when it’s automated and scalable.
These days I often advise would be founders to start with doing their idea manually with just the minimum amount of tech.
Maybe just a google sheet and answering emails and a handful of “customers.” If you can’t give people a good experience with a totally custom personal experience, they’re not going to like it any more when it’s automated and scalable.