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"Your first 100 customers won’t come from ads. They’ll come from people who actually give a damn. Cold traffic doesn’t care. Early believers do. They’re the ones who vouch for you, spread the word, and give real feedback. If you can’t sell to them,

Before you hire a dev agency, ask these 3 questions: 1. “Have you built something like this before?” Experience > enthusiasm. You're not funding their learning curve. 2. “How do you handle bugs after delivery?” If they vanish post-launch, you're l

AI Mindset Shift Stop asking if AI will take your job. Start asking how it can supercharge what you already do. Writers are becoming editors, developers are becoming architects, marketers are becoming strategists — all because AI is handling the grun

Most startups raise funding from investors in exchange for company shares, and then use that money to pay salaries to their employees, market the product and all. But what if we skipped the middle step? Instead of raising money and giving away share

In 2008, Spotify launched a subscription-based music service in a world where people were still buying songs individually or, let’s be honest, downloading them illegally. Fast forward to 2024, Spotify now has over 550 million active users, with 230

We turned a normal photo of my daughter into a full-blown Pixar-style animation Here’s how we pulled it off (super fun + all AI tools): Step 1: Used ChatGPT 4o (Plus version) to make her look like a Pixar character — kept everything as-is: dress, f

𝗠𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘀𝗮𝘆𝘀: "Early in their careers, employees care most about pay and stability, but as they grow into leadership, they look for meaning and purpose too." In his book Play Nice But Win, he connec

𝗦𝗮𝗺 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 $𝟭𝟬 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 Sam Altman, the legend behind OpenAI and Y Combinator. He believes predicting a billion-dollar idea is tough—but

Koo's Founder on ⬇️⬇️ Should you join a startup I narrated my redBus story not as much for a nostalgic walk, but more for those who are considering joining one to get a sense of how innocently I went about it and the sacrifices it needed. I was lea

Startup Basics Day 5: Finding Your First Customers You’ve got your MVP, you’re starting to market it, but now comes the real challenge: finding your first customers. These early adopters are super important because they’ll help you test your produc