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į Founder Tip: Startups donāt die from competitionāthey die from confusion Itās rarely another startup that kills you. Itās your own lack of clarity. About the problem. The user. The direction. Hereās what confusion looks likeāand how to fix it: 1. Youāre solving too many problems at once If your pitch sounds like: āWeāre a platform for learning, networking, and mental health for studentsā ā thatās three startups, not one. ā Fix: Pick one sharp pain point. Solve that deeply. 2. Your customer isnāt clear If your app is āfor everyone,ā itās for no one. ā Fix: Define your first 100 users. Age, location, habits, daily problems. 3. You keep pivoting without learning Changing ideas every month doesnāt mean youāre agileāit might mean youāre panicking. ā Fix: Stick to a direction for 3 months. Talk to users. Let data, not doubt, guide your pivot. 4. Your team doesnāt know what āwinningā means Are you chasing revenue? Users? Engagement? Without one clear metric, people pull in different directions. ā Fix: Define a North Star metric. Rally around it. 5. Your roadmap is driven by FOMO Saw a feature on a competitorās app and rushed to build it? Thatās not strategy. Thatās insecurity. ā Fix: Prioritize based on your usersā needs, not othersā trends. Clarity isnāt optional. Itās survival.
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