How I Missed a $10B Opportunity Because of Bad Customer Discovery
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Weak customer discovery is the number one reason why most idea-stage startups fail. It usually leads to founders wasting months solving fake problems. In my case, bad customer discovery cost me even more-- I ditched a startup idea that other founders built into several companies worth $10B+.
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