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If you're in the early stages of launching a product, gathering real-world insights is crucial to success. During our latest event at Founder+ (Startup Boston's membership program), we'll be diving into all things feedback, with an interactive session designed to help you turn customer input into actionable growth strategies, including: -Proven strategies for sourcing valuable feedback on your MVP from real users -Key questions to ask to uncover truly actionable insights -Best practices for structuring effective discovery calls -How to filter feedback to focus on what drives growth Excited to be learning from Jordyn Bonds (Cofounder & CTO, hollarhype)! Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eDwVbYFw

The Fall Founder Cohort is sold out, and we are very excited for this season's group of founders to get started! ☹️ Sad to have missed out on this opportunity? Don't fret! We are accepting applications for the Spring 2025 Cohort. Expect to see regular posting about Spring's Cohort, which we plan to launch late February/early March. 🤷 What's so special about Founder Cohorts? It's a learning community designed to fast-track your growth and navigate the complexities of the industry. You're surrounded by like-minded founders who are just as passionate and committed as you are! ❔ How do you learn more about the program? Send your questions to Howie Sher, or comment below and we'll get you connected. #FoodandBeverage #CPGIndustry #Founders #BrandGrowth #BrandStrategy

This is what I love about my work: sitting across daring founders who decided to make a dent in the universe, their genius is palpable. They have survived and achieved so much. All the stories of remarkable ideas turning into action and dealing with challenges along, and I have the honour to listen to all of that and translate them into a beautiful pitch deck! #pitchdeck #salespresentation

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Will Ahmed, Founder/CEO of WHOOP launched his company in 2012 and had version 1.0 out in 2015. As founders, we often rush to push out a product and validate demand. While everyone’s timeline is different, my conversation with Will highlighted 3 important points: 1) Never settle with a founding team that isn’t willing to spend long hours and expect failure at the first few iterations. 2) Building a sticky product requires you to be genuinely interested in the well-being of your customers. 3) ARR is a great metric, but seeing strangers use your product is an even better one.

We tried something new last week in San Francisco. Usually, Bulletpitch dinners are all about connecting founders with investors. But this time, with our co-host InnoCrew, we created a space exclusively for founders. That's right—just founders in the room (even our sponsors Try Crew and Crescent were founders). So, what happened? Candor: Founders opened up more about their journeys. Empathy: Shared experiences brought the group together. Energy: There’s something powerful about gathering like-minded thinkers. At Bulletpitch, we take pride in being a bridge between founders and investors, but we also know the magic that happens when founders connect with each other. Next week, we’ll announce another major event where we plan to do just that. However, this week we’re brining investors back into the mix and gearing up to connect founders, GPs, LPs, and more at our LA penthouse event on Thursday. (Sign-up link below!)

Delighted to kick off our three-part conversation series with founders and ecosystem partners! In Part 1, we sit down with Sunny Kim, CEO and Designer of Vidar, who shares his mission to create shoes that empower everyday individuals to perform like pros. Joining the conversation is Atefeh Molazadeh from ventureLAB, asking the questions that uncover deeper insights. Stay tuned for Part 2 and Part 3!

Struggling to communicate your vision? We help you develop a powerful pitch that resonates with investors and customers alike. At StartupYard, you’ll learn to share your story with clarity and impact.

Thrilled to participate in this panel, especially getting to sync back up with the amazing Khemi Cooper! Join us for valuable insights and likely a few laughs. If you have a question or topic for us to cover please comment below!

Problem/Solution Fit (not Product/Market Fit) is the first significant milestone of a startup. Getting to product/market fit (the inflection point in the hockey stick curve) takes roughly two years, and 80% of products never find it. At this rate, not counting downtime between ideas, finding a good idea could take up to 10 years! A better first milestone is aiming for Problem/Solution Fit. Problem/Solution fit takes roughly three months to achieve and flips the failure rate by prioritizing what’s riskiest first. In tomorrow’s LEAN 1-2-3 newsletter, I’ll share why and outline some actionable tactics for charting a course for Problem/Solution Fit. Subscribe below 👇