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The Bootstrapped Founder

249: Avoiding the Entrepreneurial Planning Trap

Sep 8, 2023
13:51
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Common mistakes made by early-stage founders in planning their strategy are discussed, including scoping, revenue sources, and lack of validation. The importance of building a lean MVP and prioritizing revenue generation is emphasized. Different monetization strategies, understanding target audience, adaptability, and finding a path to sell the business are discussed.
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  • Early-stage founders should focus on building a lean MVP with essential capabilities.
  • Bootstrap founders should prioritize generating income early and explore alternative ways of monetizing.

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Avoiding MVP Overbuilding

One common mistake made by early stage founders is spending too much time building the minimum viable product (MVP). Often, first-time founders add more features than necessary, forgetting that the MVP should be lean and incomplete. It is important for bootstrap founders to stay lean and focus on the essential capabilities their MVP should have, such as allowing users to log in, solving their critical problem, enabling payment, and providing a way for users to reach out for feedback and questions.

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