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How To Start A Kickass Startup In Only 5 Steps

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How To Start A Kickass Startup In Only 5 Steps

How To Start A Kickass Startup In Only 5 Steps cuts through the rubbish, breaks down confusion and gets straight to the important areas of focus when building a great startup.

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May 14, 2012
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Transcript

  1. HOW TO START A KICKASS STARTUP IN ONLY 5 STEPS

  2. 1 WRITE DOWN 30 THINGS THAT ANNOY THE SHIT OUT

    OF YOU

  3. 2 FIND A WAY TO SOLVE ANY OF THOSE PROBLEMS

    WITH TECH

  4. 3 TELL ANYONE THE PROBLEM AND YOUR SOLUTION, THEN LISTEN

  5. 4 BUILD IT OR RINSE & REPEAT, DEPENDING ON FEEDBACK

  6. 5 BONUS ROUND

  7. IF PEOPLE GIVE YOU MONEY TO BUILD IT, YOU WIN.

  8. THANKS, YOU SHOULD FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER @DIESELLAWS