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Follow up when they have looked, not beforeYou sent a deck on Monday and have no idea if anyone opened it. Here is how one link per person turns your follow-up from a guess into a judgment, and what time spent can and cannot tell you.
How to Decide When to Fire Your First Paying CustomerNot every paying customer is worth keeping, and learning to recognize the ones that are quietly killing your startup is one of the hardest early lessons a founder faces.How to Give a Reference Call for a Candidate Without Killing Their OfferA poorly handled reference call can kill a candidate's offer even when you mean well, so here is how to give one that actually helps.
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Accelerator or Pre-Seed Round First: How to Make the Right CallChoosing between an accelerator and a pre-seed round is one of the first high-stakes decisions you will make as a founder, and the wrong choice can cost you months.How to Decide When to Fire Your Design Partner for Bad FeedbackVague, late, or consensus-seeking feedback from a design partner can quietly stall your product, and knowing when to cut ties is one of the most important calls you will make.How to Decide When to Fire a Co-Founder Before It Derails Your CompanyRemoving a co-founder is painful, but staying too long with the wrong partnership is one of the most common ways early-stage companies fall apart.How to Talk to Early Customers Before You Have a Product to ShowBefore you write a single line of code, the conversations you have with potential customers will determine whether you build something people actually want.
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