Forward Thinking (By Mat Sherman)

Forward Thinking (By Mat Sherman)

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14 Lines First Time Founders Need To Read

14 Lines First Time Founders Need To Read

I failed my first startup. I know why we failed but its too late. This is a list of things I wish I knew, but more importantly, acted on…

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Nov 25, 2016
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I failed my first startup. I know why we failed but its too late. This is a list of things I wish I knew, but more importantly, acted on. It covers early early stages because we were early early stage.

  1. You aren’t special because you decided you wanted to start a startup.

  2. Your idea is average until proven otherwise by growth or revenue.

  3. You are a Product Ma…

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