Hi everyone,
We’re an early-stage FinTech startup with live product, paying customers, and growing revenue.
Currently raising capital to scale product development, partnerships, and customer acquisition.
Highlights:
Early revenue & strong user tra
Shipping when motivation is low
• make the unit of progress microscopic
• choose a bug you can kill in 20 minutes
• post the diff not the dream
• schedule a tiny user test tomorrow
Momentum > mood
Creator loop that’s working for me
build → write the lesson → post raw numbers → ask for feedback → ship the fix → repeat
People follow progress more than perfection
Becominga complete developer who not only comes up with a new idea, but implements it from starting to shipping. get the product out, take feedback from the user and iteratively improve it.
Day 11 of my 30-day Business & Entrepreneurship series
Here’s a sobering stat: 90–95% of new products flop.
And the #1 reason?
They never proved a real user need.
That’s why today’s edition is all about User Testing & Feedback Loops 🔄 —
Building a startup is hard. But building the wrong one is brutal.
Everyone says “start fast, fail fast.”
What they don’t say is how expensive failing blindly actually is.
I’ve been watching early-stage founders closely over the last few weeks — espe
What VCs Actually Count as “Traction” at Pre-Seed
Early-stage founders often ask:
“We don’t have revenue yet - can we still raise?”
Yes. But only if you show traction that feels real.
Here's what investors actually look for at pre-seed:
- A waitl
Not every #habit is helping.
Founders spend hours on morning routines, journaling, optimizing Notion dashboards.
Looks productive. Feels productive. Isn’t.
Busy ≠ effective.
Most of it’s just procrastination with a prettier name.
The ones shipping
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- Polished resume
- Elite college degree
- Gpa and test scores
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- shipping ai apps
- building in public
- high learning velocity
- strong agency a