Y Combinator Startup Podcast #149 - Startup School Week 8 Recap - Adora Cheung on Prioritizing Your Time and Kevin Hale on Evaluating Startup Ideas
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Oct 23, 2019 Explore effective time prioritization techniques for startup founders, emphasizing real progress over superficial tasks. Learn about maximizing productivity by focusing on impactful activities and eliminating distractions. Discover how to clearly present startup ideas to attract investors, using straightforward descriptions and relatable comparisons. Gain insights into assessing entrepreneurship potential while aligning with key performance indicators, and mastering the balance between clarity and complexity in communication.
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Prioritize Real Progress
- Prioritize tasks that directly contribute to your startup's primary KPI growth, like revenue or active users.
- Set weekly goals for your primary KPI and focus on tasks related to talking to users and building/iterating your product.
Identify Real Progress
- Distinguish between real and fake startup progress. Real progress moves the primary KPI needle, focusing on user interaction and product development.
Track Your Time
- Keep a detailed journal of your hourly activities for a week, noting predicted and actual impact on your primary KPI.
- This helps identify low-value work creeping into your schedule.