Paul Murphy - startup lifecycle

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1. The startup lifecycle Paul Murphy Startup Founder & Investor
4. More Users, More Problems.
5. You need revenue to build a scalable and defensible consumer business.
6. Best startups are bought, not sold.
9. Think about how you might make $!!
10. "Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose." Bill Gates.
11. Don’t take success for granted. Any sign of life is precious.
14. Create a clearly defined hypothesis to test.
15. Don’t romanticize the product vision. Obvious when it works.
16. Team Team Team. Experience is secondary to commitment.
19. Founder breakups are extremely common. Prepare.
20. Get a Founder Associate.
21. The pressure is lethal. Find a release valve (now).
22. Your investors work for you, you don’t work for them!
23. @paulbz