Controversial opinion 1: MVP is NOT the best approach for a startup. 2: Vision boards don't work.
Kevin Kelly's advice: "Prototype, don't plan" and how it applies to business and life.
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Successful startups (some unicorns) who bootstrapped:
Mailchimp
Calendly
Spanx
TechCrunch
Atlassian
Autodesk
Timestamps:
0:18 Kevin Kelly: "prototype, don't plan"
0:49 Vision boards are useless
1:33 Pros / cons of self-funding
2:30 Human Design: non-specific manifestation
3:24 MVP vs cheap ways to validate idea- J Cornelius "Loops"
3:53 How Buffer validated their idea
4:24 How I built WealthVoice
4:44 AI makes MVPs cheap
5:44 Sophia Amoruso: Nasty Gal
6:27 Inexpensive ways to validate an idea (emilybinder.com/typeform)
8:08 Best ideas don't come from spreadsheets but from magic - "Alchemy" - Rory Sutherland
Links & resources:
Kevin Kelly - Be Generous & Unique (Invest Like the Best podcast)
Buffer: Idea to Paying Customers in 7 Weeks: How We Did It
Sophia Amoruso - Diary of a CEO
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