People overthink their first version when all that matters is proving someone actually wants it.
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People overthink their first version when all that matters is proving someone actually wants it.
14.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Your landing page should not just sell. It should disarm every excuse your customer has for not buying.
13.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0If you work in tech and do not read sci-fi, you are basically showing up to the game without watching the playbook.
12.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The future does not come out of nowhere. It gets imagined first, then engineered into reality.
11.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Startup marketing is like the gym. Everyone loves the idea of results, but most quit when it gets repetitive.
10.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Everyone wants to build the next unicorn. Nobody wants to be the one handing out flyers.
07.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The future of product management is not endless roadmaps. It is execution and customer obsession.
06.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Most AI startups think they are building iPhones. They are actually building screwdrivers. Pick your buyer accordingly.
05.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Coding is turning into directing. Knowing what to build matters more than how to type it out.
04.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Pricing complexity kills adoption. If people have to think too much about how your pricing works, they will just bounce.
03.11.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Customers never asked for the iPhone or AirPods either. That is because customers are not product designers.
31.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Most founders cannot survive corporate. Too many meetings, too little control, and way too much rowing in circles.
30.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Founder life: โWhere are we going?โ
Corporate life: โShut up and work.โ
Cheering for entrepreneurs is easy. The hard part is not secretly hoping they fail so you feel better about yourself.
28.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Burnout is not a flex. If your job makes you miserable, a fancier title will not fix it.
27.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Customer experience is the new conversion rate. If your systems suck, no budget increase will save you.
24.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0CMOs run the numbers. VCs run their gut. The market runs over whoever is wrong.
23.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Owning something does not mean running it. Running it does not mean calling the shots. Welcome to startups ๐
22.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0We're not witnessing the rise of AI agents. We're watching the death of mediocrity disguised as necessary human labour.
21.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Every engineerโs journey: โThat is ridiculous.โ โ โWait, maybeโฆโ โ โOh no, we are all insane.โ
20.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Delusion fuels innovation. Just depends whether it ends in a breakthrough or a breakdown.
17.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Simple, honest packaging is the new flex. Just tell me what I am eating and let me get on with my life.
16.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0PMs do not build products. They translate delusions into roadmaps and pray engineering does not quit.
15.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0AI coding is like 3D printing a house. Cool in theory, but you still need someone who knows what not to build.
14.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0AI is not replacing coders. It is just changing what good coders actually do. The lazy ones will struggle.
13.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A bad cofounder dynamic will kill your startup way faster than a bad market. Choose wisely.
10.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Marketing gets attention. Branding makes sure people remember who got their attention.
09.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Some founders just want to build, not babysit a board. Profitability is freedom.
08.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0The right people on your cap table make others want in before they even know the details.
07.10.2025 14:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Your cofounder is the person you will argue with more than anyone else. Choose wisely.
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