Startups should live in Discovery mode.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴. I wish I had known this when I was a founder. The winners probably won't be the first to market. Spotify didn't come up with online music streaming, Apple didn't invent the tablet or the mobile phone, and Canva didn't invent graphic design software. The winning startups figure out the fundamentals first - 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙙𝙤 𝙞𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩.

Their main objective is to acquire and validate information as quickly as possible to build the fundamentals of a business.
- Product and engineering: Uncover user requirements to define the optimal product.
- Sales and marketing: Determine where to find ideal customers and how to entice them.
- Support: Identify anticipated customer issues and devise the most efficient solutions.
- Compliance: Ensure prompt adherence to legal requirements, minimising impact on customers or employees.
- Revenue: Develop strategies to transform customer enthusiasm into a dependable revenue flow.

The list goes on... Successful startups figure out lots of things quickly. These startups live in 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗲.

I sincerely hope this helps!
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