
Avoid The “Just One More Feature” MVP Trap
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Just like an itch you need to scratch, adding features to your MVP may be too tempting for you to resist. Although you know additional …
Your Startup’s Day One:
Hi, I’m Alexandre Azevedo.
I help early-stage startup founders to develop valuable products for their customers, while preserving their startup’s cash.
Based on the Lean Startup Methodology, this Excel model allows you to generate a cash plan for your early-stage startup, considering your validation and non-validation costs.
How serious are you about turning your startup idea into a massive success?
Oh, wait… Just show me how you manage your cash, and I’ll know the answer.
If you didn’t invest much time in building your startup’s “cash wisdom”, it’s hard to believe that it will happen.Â
Why?! Because without an understanding about how you’ll use the cash you have, it’s very likely you’ll:
To get to the traction stage, you must be diligent about your cash from day one.
But, I know what you might be thinking: “Arghhh… do I really need to dive deep into the finance world and invest many hours to build all those financial reports?Â
Nope. You don’t need to freak out about all those things, right now.Â
But, you must have a great understanding about your startup’s cash, how to allocate it, and how to attach your execution to it.
Once you are 100% confident about how to manage your pre-traction startup’s cash, you’ll boost your chances to validate your hypothesis and to start generating traction.
Are you ready?
Let’s do it!
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