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Founder Denial Versus Product/Market Fit

Posted on November 05, 2018 by Paul O'Dea

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In a previous post (Getting to Product Market Fit faster) and in the book The Business Battlecard (www.selectstrategies.com), I wrote about the science of product-market fit and different approaches to get there faster. The scientific and tools-based approach to product-market fit is promoted so widely now by people like Steve Blank, Eric Ries, Sean Ellis, Tristan Kromer, Morgan Brown and others that sometimes we forget the human element. I got a sharp reminder recently.

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Giving and receiving advice for startups

Posted on January 17, 2013

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We work with startups all the time.  On iGAP we meet 25+ new ones every year, each with their own set of challenges and issues to figure out.  A friend of ours, let’s call him Jeff, has recently set up an internet business.  One evening last week Jeff popped over for some advice and feedback on his beta site.  

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What is the right number of founders in a startup?

Posted on January 15, 2013

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Someone asked me an interesting question recently  - what's the right number of founders in a startup?  Most of us only have the agony or ecstasy of a few startups so this an important question to consider early on.

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