Marc Andreessen on how the best founders navigate the “idea maze”
Entrepreneurship is about making decisions in an uncertain world.
Things don’t always go as planned, and successful founders know how to deal with this.
Here’s how they do it:
1. P
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Anonymous 3
Stealth • 6d
The best founders don’t hold onto their original idea too tightly. They pivot when needed and make changes based on what actually works
This is a shoutout to the founders of Medial! They're super approachable, actively listen to user feedback, and actually make changes based on it. Truly one of the best communities out there.
Unpopular Opinion:
I wish the startup bubble to end in our country soon. Founders especially Bengaluru folks would stop burning investors money on renting cars and fake lifestyle on their copied idea from the west models but should be rewarding to t
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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 6d
Marc Andreessen on how the best founders navigate the “idea maze”
Entrepreneurship is about making decisions in an uncertain world.
Things don’t always go as planned, and successful founders know how to deal with this.
Here’s how they do it:
1. P
Stay Flexible—Don’t Fall in Love with Your First Idea
My first product wasn’t perfect, and there were times I had to pivot. It’s tough to change directions, but staying flexible kept me aligned with what users actually wanted. I embraced feedback, l
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Nandha Reddy
Stealth • 9d
founders can't always be right ✅ while implementing their product. the users may use it differently too.. we should have guts or decision making skills to pivot ASAP!.
Eg:
A great example of this is Instagram:
When Instagram was first launched in
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Mehul Fanawala
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The Clueless Company • 6m
Prisha and Dishani were discussing startups.
Dishani asked,
Why do some startups fail, while others succeed?
Prisha replied,
It depends on various factors.
Let me share a small story.
Prisha continued,
There were two startups.
Both had a great pro
Day 55:
BLR Startup Pitfalls:
Avoiding Common Traps
The Bengaluru startup scene is full of promise, but it's also riddled with pitfalls. Here's how to navigate the challenges:
* Market Mismatch: Validate your product-market fit before diving
People-Based Marketing: The Only Strategy That Matters
Most marketing? Blind guesses.
People-Based Marketing? Direct hits.
🚀 What It Is
Marketing that targets real individuals, not random demographics.
🔥 How It Works
1️⃣ Match users across devic
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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 2m
Many startup founders make the mistake of only listening to their most active users.
While loyal users provide valuable feedback, Twitch co-founder Emmett Shear suggests that talking to people who don’t use your product can be even more insightful.
This week, I came across this ad company that doesn't bother with CVs or applications when hiring. They don’t care about the applicants’ backgrounds or anything. Instead, they give candidates a creative task and pick the ones who really shine—the inn