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Finished Zero to Sold on audible today. Highly recommend it - it's packed full of easy-to-digest tidbits for new founders. Also really happy it was released as an audiobook. I was able to consume it over a couple of weeks during my morning commute.
A couple of takeaways
A couple of takeaways
Separate your business accounts early, not just financial but passwords, PaaS and IaaS services - anything you might need to hand over if sold. Reilly Chase went through some heartache segregating assets/products when selling Ghostifi recently as an example
Abstract as much as you can when developing. What does this mean?
Do your best to make your software amenable to change; providers, platforms, and services come and go. If you need to switch your cloud platform in 24hours, is your code ready or is this a month refactor?
Choose boring tech, and that which you are most productive.You've only got so much capacity to create a business and learn new skills - pick your battles. Be as pragmatic as possible. What are you trading off when reaching for the new thing. Development is just the beginning
Research, ask and question your assumptions about the product and askIs this problem a critical one. Does it fit into my target user's daily workflow, or is it a nice-to-have? You need to structure and prepare your business based on those answers. This is guidance but vital!
If you haven't got it yet, I think its well worth the small price. It also helps support Arvid who does a lot to empower this community.
