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Epilogue

Where to Go From Here?

I hope you’ve found this book a valuable tool for thinking about your startup. If
you’ve had one idea while reading this book, or you’ve launched quicker than
you would have, then I think it’s been a success.

I hope you can avoid making the same mistakes I’ve made and launch an
exciting and profitable startup the first time around.

I’m not talking about a business that has you “working for yourself.” I’m talking
about a business that serves as a vehicle for creation of something real and
valuable.

Treat business advice with suspicion and test every assumption including your
own. It’s far more important to learn from your customers.

Understand growth and understand how your business looks without you, but
don’t be afraid to get your hands dirty.

Make difficult decisions early that lead to more growth and higher value later on.
Look out for sources of momentum and keep doing what’s working.

Listen to your customers and watch what they do.

Operate in a large market with a unique point of difference that responds to your
customers’ pain or pleasure points. It’s a big world, and if you are smart about
the way you structure your offering, there is unlimited room for growth.

Make a great product, do one thing well, and learn to say “no.” It’s your