If only someone told me this before my 1st startup

[gospeltv]

@wizz Number 1 always hit me hardest. Took a while to solidify that lesson. But my current product would not be nearly as production ready as it is had I not spent so much time building. Wouldn’t do it again that way, but it’s how I rationalize “time wasted”

 

[wizz]

@gospeltv it's true,

almost everyone fails at #1.

but that's fine, just make sure to learn and not fail again on it

 

[nadethethird]

@wizz agree on all except 10 (sports teams have people that can’t stand each other and still work together well) and 11 which is unrelated investment advise.

 

[wizz]

@nadethethird thx,

yes, you're right,

however I didnt list this as my advice list.

I listed this as my personal experience and 20 things I think I've done wrong in my startup life and corrected later, which results in improvements.

 

[bunkerbuster91]

@wizz Really good post. Some major value here. Will save this , thanks

 

[wizz]

@bunkerbuster91 I'm glad it's useful

 

[jespy]

@wizz Great post thanks!

I tend to think that if you want to bootstrap, you can't waste time imagining a new solution / a new market.

What do you think is the best way to enter an existing market? How would you choose such market and evaluate your chances of success?

I agree with you on consumer apps. Would you have the same judgement about prosumer-oriented apps?

 

[wizz]

@jespy thanks,

what would be the best example of an existing prosumer-oriented app?