
20VC: Ramp's Product Playbook: How To Hire Product Teams, How to Run Sprints, How to Increase Product Velocity, When and How to Go Multi-Product with Geoff Charles, VP Product @ Ramp
The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch
Importance of refining hypotheses in startup solutions
Repeating the same goal over several quarters is demotivating, indicating a need to differentiate between goals and vision. The initial hypothesis for a startup suggested that finance teams lacked effective tools, leading to excessive time and money spent. The aim was to provide a solution that allowed finance teams to spend less time managing expenses and make informed spending decisions. Startups often struggle with defining accurate hypotheses, as product teams may become fixated on their solution without critically evaluating their initial hypothesis. This oversight can lead to failed products, with teams citing various reasons for failure, when the root cause may have been an inaccurate hypothesis.