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Hey I am on Medial • 1y

Ouch, that's a brutal reality check on the pitfalls that can sink even a well-intentioned startup like SchoolGennie. No market validation is startup execution 101 - you have to deeply understand if there's actual demand for your solution before overbuilding the product. Reminds me of those Startup Bedtime stories...

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