Controversial opinion 1: MVP is NOT the best approach for a startup. 2: Vision boards don't work. Kevin Kelly's advice: "Prototype, don't plan" and how it applies to business and life. NEW! Watch on YouTube More episodes: YouTube Playlist Successful startups (some unicorns) who bootstrapped: Mailchimp Calendly Spanx TechCrunch Atlassian Autodesk Timestamps: 0:18 Kevin Kelly: "prototype, don't plan" 0:49 Vision boards are useless 1:33 Pros / cons of self-funding 2:30 Human Design: non-specific manifestation 3:24 MVP vs cheap ways to validate idea- J Cornelius "Loops" 3:53 How Buffer validated their idea 4:24 How I built WealthVoice 4:44 AI makes MVPs cheap 5:44 Sophia Amoruso: Nasty Gal 6:27 Inexpensive ways to validate an idea (emilybinder.com/typeform) 8:08 Best ideas don't come from spreadsheets but from magic - "Alchemy" - Rory Sutherland Links & resources: Kevin Kelly - Be Generous & Unique (Invest Like the Best podcast) "Loops" by J Cornelius "Alchemy" by Rory Sutherland Buffer: Idea to Paying Customers in 7 Weeks: How We Did It Sophia Amoruso - Diary of a CEO My favorite podcast tools: Riverside: record a video podcastDescript: edit audio or video like a Word doc ThinkersOne Videos! Shop: emilybinder.com/thinkersone Podcast home: emilybinder.com/podcast Coaching session: emilybinder.com/call Follow & connect: My website | Beetle Moment Marketing | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram | YouTube | Get email updates Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.