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MichaelE Mugulo's avatar

As a startup founder im enjoying every post Burak. Thanks for the effort

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Kelsey Rudd's avatar

I really like the way you talk about ideas as either a "painkiller" or a "vitamin." If you didn't need the product yesterday, then maybe it's just a vitamin. I was in a foundry cohort of entrepreneurs at my university, and I was amazed at how many people just didn't want to talk to customers. They spent a lot of time stuck in the same problem because they were afraid of sharing what they made. This is so real, and I like having new language for these sorts of concepts.

Thanks for the read!!

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Ben Lang's avatar

👏👏

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Burak Buyukdemir's avatar

thanks Ben

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Jeroen Coelen's avatar

The questions are indeed simple, yet I encounter so many (first-time) founders that struggle with asking them. Great writeup!

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Burak Buyukdemir's avatar

thank you Jeroen

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Abdallah's avatar

This is very vital for everyone planning to start a business or a social enterprise. A litmus test to challenge founders to do more work.

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Hugo Rauch's avatar

👏

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