Should have called this episode New York hot! But thought dentist might be more catchy (or seriously put a load of you off). On the basis, that it didn't, here's a run down of today's episode....
Retrospective:
- More listener feedback. Thank you for giving me your time, and i am so glad to hear the stories are resonating, and that you are enjoying it. Will keep being open, honest and short, so it's not a heavy lift.
- Made it to the finals of the accelerator program i am on. Can not believe it, but so excited. Keep an eye out for more info, as there is a people's vote, and i'll be sharing across social.
- Co-founder dating. It's a thing! Found via the YC startup school. Great for finding people to help build your idea, or for you to join others (or even as a pipeline for later hires), or to just build your support network of other founders.
- Launchpad book - behind the scenes of Y Combinator! An oldie from 2011, but completely normalises the stresses, direction changes that founders go through.
Deepdive: Prototypes
- We have progress! It was hard, but stuck with it and built a product flow - originally in Jambord, now in Canva (looks so much better)!
- Used dates on the diary as a forcing mechanism, but also didn't want it to be so disgusting i lost credibility.
- Have started prototype interviews (two so far), first was yesterday. It was so interesting.
- Like when i started customer interviews, it wasn't so scary once i started. Have a sense that the more i do, the easier it will become.
General Thoughts
- Make sure to keep telling people your story and asking for help. Think about how people get speaking gigs, jobs, tables at fully booked restaurants. If you don't ask, you don't get.
Resources
Launchpad book - https://www.audible.com/pd?asin=B009IS9FD8&source_code=ASSORAP0511160006
Lunchclub - https://lunchclub.com/
YC Co-founder matching - https://www.startupschool.org/cofounder-matching
Canva - https://www.canva.com/join/hxp-scg-srb.
