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What do you think should be the goal of a startup in it's first year? Should it be profit, or customers or product development or what?

SamCtrlPlusAltMan

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It should be behind building an ecosystem. See how long you survive with your desired market spending. Start from the users to tech like Jobs said and not the other way round.

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