Learn how to be one of the 10% of startups that succeed
Build products that actually matter - and make a profit - by following a process I've used to bootstrap my own startup, Scribe, to profitability
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You want your startup to succeed. Yet considering nearly 90% of startups fail, how can you ensure that you are part of the 10% that actually succeed?
In 2013, I started my first business. The first year, we nearly failed because of my ego & an unwillingness to adapt & listen to our customers. The second year, we did fail, despite an efficient process, investment & experienced mentors. I was left lost & lacking purpose. I asked myself why, despite all these supposed advantages, we did we still fail?
And then it struck me: That startups focused so much on process, applying buzzwords like “Agile”, but not enough on themselves. They focused on becoming more efficient, but not on delivering actually value to their customers and to their business.
After researching the factors involved with startup success & failure, my beliefs were confirmed; that approaching product decisions with calm, focus & objectivity was the foundation for making great decisions that delivered customer value &, ultimately, product & business success.
Driven by my desire to finally build a successful business, I’ve spent the last 6 years researching startup success & testing out this philosophy, now applying it within my own business Scribe, which we have bootstrapped to profitability within one year.
Unfortunately, I know that there are far too many founders & product leaders like me back in 2013, lost & unsure of where to turn to. That’s why I’ve written this book: I want to offer you a guiding path for you to engineer product - and ultimately business - success.
For startup founders & product leaders looking to have more impact with their work and, ultimately, increase their chances of success as a product team & as a business
I've spent 7 years working across different design & product leadership roles studying the factors involved in startup success & failure.
I now apply that knowledge in my own company, Scribe, a journaling application my team have bootstrapped to profitability within 12 months, as well as with clients, helping them define a product vision, strategy & process of execution to help them achieve success & longevity.
I believe that work that matters comes from a calm, rational, honest & adaptive team, and that practices such as meditation or radical honesty within our team are more important than years of experience on your CV.
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Hi guys,
After speaking with a couple of smaller publishers, I decided it wasn't a good use of time to try to publish through them, …
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