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And I'd add "Do Things that Don't Scale" as perhaps the absolute best way to get started. * Paul Graham's original essay * Website with more examples * The Y Combinator video. Source: about 2 years ago
The website Do Things That Don't Scale and the article Early Adopter Marketing have a ton of examples on how to get initial users and test early ideas. Source: almost 3 years ago
Karthik Puvvada (typically goes by KP) is a prolific product maker and community builder who believes strongly in building in public. In the last 2 years, he shipped more than 10 no-code ideas including community-driven products like DoThingsThatDontScale, Cuppa, LetterDrop, No-Code Cheat Sheet and Build In Public. He is also a growth advisor for startups like Shoutout and Cafecito. Source: about 3 years ago
I found these books very helpful! Https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/. Source: about 2 years ago
You should definitely check out most of the content produced by Arvid Kahl and Rob Fitzpatrick. Especially The Embedded Entrepreneur and The Mom Test. I'd put money on 99% of people reading this having heard of both already, but hey, you never know. Source: about 2 years ago
I would also recommend reading Arvid Kahl's book https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/. He presents a reliable approach for finding an audience to serve, "embedding" yourself into their communities, finding good problems to solve, and building your product in public with & for them. This book changed the way I think about entrepreneurship. Source: over 2 years ago
Arvid's Kahl book on embedding yourself into a community The Embedded Entrepreneur. Source: over 2 years ago
Check out Arvid Kahl's "The Embedded Entrepreneur" for more info on the different types of communities. Source: over 2 years ago
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