if you don’t have a very specific enemy in your sights, you’re no where close to finding product market fit or growth.
bootstrapped = enemy must be company.
funded = enemy must be idea.
˗ˏˋ Jesse Hanley ˎˊ˗x.comif you don’t have a very specific enemy in your sights, you’re no where close to finding product market fit or growth. bootstrapped = enemy must be company. funded = enemy must be idea.
You can be the best product for small market, build a real company, and then from a position of strength, either stay there or attempt to expand to adjacent markets.
Or be undistictive in a huge market, out-advertised and invisible, never getting off the ground.
Jason Cohenx.com1. Most founders are bad at growth, so if you're amazing at it, the advantage is significant.
Consider: Most startups die not because founders are bad or products suck, but because they couldn't figure out how to get anyone to try them.
Julian Shapirox.comThe reality of startup life is that you're in a race to achieve product/market fit before you run out of money.
