Finished Zero to Sold on audible today. Highly recommend it - it& #39;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

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> 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

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> 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?

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Choose boring tech, and that which you are most productive.

You& #39;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

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✅" title="Fettes weißes Häkchen" aria-label="Emoji: Fettes weißes Häkchen"> Research, ask and question your assumptions about the product and ask

Is this problem a critical one. Does it fit into my target user& #39;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& #39;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.