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Rethinking Seed-Stage Startup Traction and Why to Ignore It
Early startup traction shows weak correlation with valuation. Focus on founders, not short-term growth, which is often manipulated.
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6 min
Early startup traction shows weak correlation with valuation. Focus on founders, not short-term growth, which is often manipulated.
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Getting your first 100 users isn't easy. Here's how I do it with Reddit, where most people don’t care about your products and hate advertising.
5 min
We startup people are metrics junkies — watching conversion rates like stock tickers, hoping some magic number will unlock unicorn status.
5 min
Since Elon Musk bought Twitter 2 years ago, the platform has revived, transforming from decline to growth and drawing a rapidly growing active audience.
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Most of us probably don’t think of community-driven products as serious businesses or the best way to improve customer retention.
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