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7 Tips For Technical Startup Founders learned from Y-Combinator
Y Combinator has some of the best startup advice out there. Here are seven essential tips for technical startup founders from Y Combinator. Focus on the Product: Build a product that solves a real problem and delivers value to people. Prioritize user feedback and product market fit. Team and Co-Founders: Choose co-founders and early team Continue reading
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A gold piece from the ‘Purple Cow’ by Seth Godin
Fifteen years ago, when Jerry Hirschberg was starting up the U.S. design studio for Nissan, he was invited to the long-range product planning meetings as an observer a courtesy extended to him by the marketing people. The meetings were all about vague pronouncements about future cars (“all entry-level cars should be as generic as possible”) Continue reading
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The Secret to Winning Over Customers
Going back to the days when I worked with my dad in our shop, I didn’t realize how many business lessons I’d learn. One that always stuck with me is to never argue with customers, even if they’re completely wrong. I recall a time when we worked for hours on a customer device, and the Continue reading
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Find the “Starving Crowd” Principle by Dan Kennedy
Dan Kennedy in his book The Ultimate Marketing Plan: Target Your Audience! Get Out Your Message! Build Your Brand! mentions this: “If you and I were to open up a hamburger stand, and I told you that you could have any advantage you wanted for your business, what would you choose?” Some people say, “The Continue reading
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It’s not about you, it’s about ME
The other day on the train, I overheard a couple arguing nearby. Despite my ear pods, I caught one phrase: “It’s not about you, it’s about ME.” This made me think about startups how our products shouldn’t be about us, but about our customers. They don’t care how much time we’ve spent; they care about Continue reading
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Startups Common Mistake #2
When Thomas Edison was developing the phonograph, he didn’t wait until he had a perfect model. He created a rough prototype and immediately started demonstrating it to the public. These early demonstrations were crucial. They provided feedback that helped Edison understand what worked and what didn’t, allowing him to refine his invention. The public’s reactions Continue reading
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Startups Common Mistake #1
With a decade of experience working in more than 15 mobile startups, I realize that in most of them we have built, in most cases, unnecessary features which were not requested by users or were not tested via MVF (minimum viable feature) before. Those features were either not acknowledged at all by users or were Continue reading
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Are you giving the cake enough time to bake?
Imagine you have a recipe from a famous chef for a delicious cake. You buy all the necessary ingredients and follow the instructions precisely. However, when you see that the recipe requires baking the cake for 40 minutes at 200 degrees, you decide to speed things up. You preheat the oven to 400 degrees, thinking Continue reading
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Avoid These ASO Mistakes!
Instead of focusing on what to do, let’s look at what not to do when performing app store optimization. Please do not: Before we move to details, see this known facts: App Name – ASO Impact: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The app name is crucial for ASO, being the first thing users see. With a 30-character limit, it’s Continue reading
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100 tips from ‘The Pragmatic Programmer’ book
In the ever-evolving world, the art of forging genuine connections remains timeless. Whether it’s with colleagues, clients, or partners, establishing a genuine rapport paves the way for collaborative success. Continue reading
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