Product
When your MVP is too minimal
Why some MVPs are too minimal to learn from: how stripping a product too far kills the signal, what the minimum actually needs to include, and building enough to get a real answer.
Tag
early-stage
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Articles tagged early-stage
Growth
Your first ten customers come from you
Why a startup's first ten customers come from founder effort, not channels: doing things that do not scale, learning from direct sales, and earning the right to automate later.
Operations
The first regrettable hire: a pattern study
Founders' first regrettable hire follows a predictable shape. A pattern study drawn from startup literature and founder interviews.
Operations
How to hire your first ten people without a recruiter
A practical guide to making your first ten hires as a founder — no recruiter, no HR department, no budget for either. Includes MENA-specific notes on pay and sourcing.