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ROFL .... In my experience, this is not a problem peculiar to #web3. However with a lot of venture capital in web3 being retail and angel, the attraction of short circuiting what are typical steps in venture building- such as building an MVP that works, are higher !! #web3 #ventureinvesting #web3investing #blockchain p.s : Aram Mughalyan.... thanks for unearthing these #ROFL videos !!

Speaking from my experience using different tools, I am quite picky about the value of any tool's features. It's probably my tech education and experience talk in me but I compare and check different tools if and how they suit my needs. So, short trials are usually not so good for me as I might just not have enough time to make a decision. No free trials or free plans just make me (in most cases) look further if only I don't see that value right away. There are so many different SaaS, mSaaS, and other aaS around it just makes it crazy to leave payment details on a bunch of sites before getting is it really what you are looking for? Truly I don't know what the solution is, but all the new founders pushed by create your micro SaaS hype shall think about the model. Btw, what I found helpful from the ability to purchase credits on the platform. So it's not a big deal to pay a bit and continue testing before subscription. May be this is a solution?

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Thinking this morning about the “trust barrier” that a new startup has to overcome quickly to successfully introduce a new offering that competes with something that an existing vendor can already offer. How a startup successfully understands and exploits the weaknesses of the competition is an area that more founders need to be thinking about.

Does an application have more value because it has more features? Or does it have value because it solves a problem? A message I try to get across to my clients, who are usually founders and early-stage startups, is to have a functional lean MVP built within 7 days and present it to a client as quickly as possible. An MVP is a great conversational tool to get the ball rolling with customers, gather valuable feedback, and build a better product than the initial idea. This is why I encourage my clients to build early-stage MVPs with no-code that solve an essential (bleeding-neck) problem. If it can't be built in 7 days with no-code, then it probably has too many features, and you might need to cut your spec to fit.

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Every early stage startup should ship directly to Prod. I do. Companies die not because of broken code, but because of slowing momentum. If you can deliver a feature within a day and have someone try it out, that is 100x better than waiting a week for it to be perfect. You'll often find that what you think a customer wants is totally different from what they ACTUALLY want. Shipping to Prod, I can get to that conclusion 5 days earlier than you can. This translates to 5 more iterations compared to your 1. More iterations = more momentum = more chances of success Do you do this?

Technical advice for non-technical people running or building startups... 1. Over-engineering is the enemy 2. Pick a reliable tech stack and stick with it 3. You do not need to spend £100k on an MVP 4. You will build and rebuild once your product takes off 5. Proof of concept from low-code tools is your best friend 6. A seamless user journey is better than the coolest janky tech 7. You are not building for a million people, you are building for one

However counterintuitive it may seem, the unwavering discipline of today’s economic market still holds real possibility for startup profitability over growth.  Remember: the best time to gain market share is when there is less competition and more floating talent to build and grow your strongest startup for the next 3-5 years. Our latest blog insight, helps early-stage tech Founders to unlock the key to rapid growth in this market, while highlighting existing and viable paths to profitability: https://lnkd.in/dVSAXDeh #KeepBuilding

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