The Biggest Mistakes First-Time Founders Make – Michael Seibel
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2) 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.