10 ways to kill my startup
Here’s how I’d sabotage my startup, in 10 easy steps:
- Get distracted by every shiny new idea and forget what my big goal is
- Leave my product to sell itself; build it and they will come, right?
- Have no idea who my customers are
- When I describe what I’m building, focus on the technology
- Worry about my grand strategy, not the logistics of executing
- Spend more time meeting with investors than customers
- Build features customers don’t want
- Focus on minor bug fixes
- Ignore people who want to help
- Rely on my intuition to tell what’s working, not dull metrics
Link: http://petewarden.typepad.com/searchbrowser/2009/05/10-ways-to-kill-my-startup.html
