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Thinking from your_gut
The document provides unconventional advice for startup founders, encouraging them to forget methodologies and past solutions, learn from their unique experiences rather than imitating others, focus on solving customers' current problems rather than hypothetical future issues, and prioritize taking action and adding value over perfection or future outcomes. The overall message is to trust their own judgment and instincts rather than following conventional wisdom or advice from books.
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- 1. Thinking from yourGut For startup founders ~Prashanth Hirematada
- 2. Forget the past Historyteaches us nothing It does not matter, how & what Henry Ford did. Yesterday’s solutions are Todays problems
- 3. Learn to Unlearn Youdon’t need to pass those tests anymore You will never have the same problems you worked out the solutions for at school
- 4. Forget the methodologies Donot adopt just because everyone is raving about it What you are facing is unique to you and only you know what to do.
- 5. Don’t try toimitate You are who you are and you have your own unique experience – Use that, Be that, Don’t borrow You are not Steve Jobs, you will never be!
- 6. What would Billdo…? Bill Gates will never be in your shoes Ask… “What the fuck should I do?”
- 7. Ask not Whatif…? Don’t solve things that’s not in front of you yet! Ask… “What now?”
- 8. Perfection Your solution willnever be perfect. Simply, ask your customer if you are providing value. Perfection is like a blind man chasing a ghost
- 9. Forget the future Don’tdream of your IPO or a buy out Think of what value you are providing to a fellow human-being Success and Money is a by- product
- 10. Stop reading books Stopreading books on start-ups, 10 tips, 10 habits, … Start… learning about your customers
- 11. Nothing is normal Normalis what has been forever & Nothing is forever
- 12. Get Naked Until… there isonly you and your solution & your customers and their problems
- 13. Fail Don’t fail becauseyou need to fail Don’t make mistakes, because you need to Take action – because you have to and there is no other choice! Choice is an illusion!
- 14. Never Pitch For god’ssake put yourself in the other person’s shoes Instead… Engage in a conversation
- 15. Mom’s right If youcan’t explain it to your mom… It won’t be the next big thing!
- 16. Everyday is anew start Be ready to tear down everything you built up until now
- 17. Doubt You will doubtyourself If you are not yourself Let that be your compass
- 18. The other guy/galis… Smooth talkin’ Well dressed Good looking Can kiss your arse! Create your own image
- 19. Journey is thegoal And so you have already reached it Goal is what fools chase!
- 20. Now go changethe world…
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- 22. Go be yourself The restwill follow.