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Each week I bring early startup teams two minutes on a not-so-obvious pitfall when building new things.
Jan 27, 2023
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Erik Spangenberg
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Pitfall #8 - experimentation with no accountability
The trickiness of accountability when failure and messiness are inevitable.
Apr 13, 2023
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Erik Spangenberg
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Pitfall #7 - not documenting your big decisions
Featuring one of my favorite templates ever.
Feb 27, 2023
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Erik Spangenberg
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Pitfall # 6 - deprioritizing onboarding
Get users on the right path.
Feb 9, 2023
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Erik Spangenberg
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Pitfall #5 - shiny object syndrome
Thrash for the win.
Feb 1, 2023
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Erik Spangenberg
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Pitfall #4 - measuring the wrong feature-level metrics
Efficiently diagnose underperforming features.
Jan 31, 2023
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Erik Spangenberg
Pitfall #3 - mistaking retention for an input metric
Define the right levers.
Jan 31, 2023
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Erik Spangenberg
Pitfall #2 - building an MVP as quickly as possible
Bias to action is good. To a point.
Jan 30, 2023
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Erik Spangenberg
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Early Product Pitfalls
90% of all startups fail. But rarely all at once. Avoid one non-obvious pitfall per week in 2 minutes or less.
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