The Biggest Mistakes First-Time Founders Make – Michael Seibel (youtube.com) 3 points by shoto_io 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] shoto_io 5y ago ↗ 1) Solving a problem you don't care about: You will lose motivation2) Helping users you don't care about: You will lose motivation3) Choosing cofounders you don't know well4) Not having transparent/honest conversations with your cofounder5) Not launching: Do you remember when Uber launched? No one does. Get started.6) Not using analytics: Measure how people interact with your website/product7) Not knowing where your first users will come from8) Poor prioritization: Don't waste your time going to conferences and meet-ups, talk to customers instead [–] davismwfl 5y ago ↗ IMO, this list is missing one of the most important:- Not staying focused, e.g. trying to solve too many problems at once.Related to above:- Shiny object syndromePivots sometimes are necessary and when necessary need to be done swiftly and fully.
[–] davismwfl 5y ago ↗ IMO, this list is missing one of the most important:- Not staying focused, e.g. trying to solve too many problems at once.Related to above:- Shiny object syndromePivots sometimes are necessary and when necessary need to be done swiftly and fully.
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[ 3.1 ms ] story [ 16.9 ms ] thread2) Helping users you don't care about: You will lose motivation
3) Choosing cofounders you don't know well
4) Not having transparent/honest conversations with your cofounder
5) Not launching: Do you remember when Uber launched? No one does. Get started.
6) Not using analytics: Measure how people interact with your website/product
7) Not knowing where your first users will come from
8) Poor prioritization: Don't waste your time going to conferences and meet-ups, talk to customers instead
- Not staying focused, e.g. trying to solve too many problems at once.
Related to above:
- Shiny object syndrome
Pivots sometimes are necessary and when necessary need to be done swiftly and fully.