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22 Powerful Ideas from Startup Founders

 Startups succeed when they solve problems:

https://t.co/BzbzzKI15p
Choose your customers wisely:

https://t.co/OhXC6dR2eM
Resist the lure of new ideas when the real work begins:

https://t.co/mLg41hfgT0
Consider all paths and points of entry:

https://t.co/bW23I5pCsa
Make something bad and then improve it:

https://t.co/GcGKd7Dz57
Get out of your own way. Or get help:

https://t.co/37b4zMfr0b
When in doubt, revenue solves all problems:

https://t.co/lpYwzMrxnH
Consider your competitors when choosing a market:

https://t.co/6G5kFfTbCT
Early stage growth requires versatility:

https://t.co/t0pYrZnrM2
Asking for help is often the shortest path to a solution:

https://t.co/FZRDSh8CI1
Build for yourself:

https://t.co/52iHv9Fhta
Most of what we consume is noise.

Turn the volume down and focus on what's at hand:

https://t.co/XWeNhf0X4P
Consider distribution as a differentiator:

https://t.co/wNaUJZQDIx
Put yourself in the path of luck by maximizing your surface area:

https://t.co/gkfeUdIiwY
Don't forget to take breaks:

https://t.co/JIGWdzxKRy
Be yourself in bold ways:

https://t.co/QkqSLEOYL2
Empathy is the way:

https://t.co/nw8KwWszAY
Optimism is a superpower:

https://t.co/OQlnlDeWNE
Learn to sell:

https://t.co/HMXyOrLEn0
Users are more than data points:

https://t.co/Xrco9c99pp
Perfection is the enemy of progress:

https://t.co/hiTioiUVnG
You've made it to the end.

https://t.co/dnMi8FoBID
That's it.

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“What is elementary, worldly wisdom? Well, the first rule is that you can’t really know anything if you just remember isolated facts and try and bang ‘em back. If the facts don’t hang together on a latticework of theory, you don’t have them in a usable form.”- Charlie Munger

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