When to Trust Your Gut as a Startup Founder
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What is the topic of discussion in this conversation?

  • When to trust your gut as a startup founder (correct)
  • Building a new compiler
  • Investing in startups
  • Productizing a valuable tool

What is the typical background of a founder in situation one?

  • They have never worked at a company before
  • They are fresh out of college and have no experience
  • They worked at a company and built a valuable tool (correct)
  • They have experience building compilers

What is the 'comic book version' of trusting your gut?

  • Only talking to customers and ignoring your instincts
  • Hedging your bets and investing in multiple things
  • Talking to no one and trusting your instincts (correct)
  • Talking to everyone and taking their opinions

What is the opposite extreme of trusting your gut?

<p>Only talking to customers and ignoring your instincts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advice for founders in situation one?

<p>Trust your gut a little more than you think (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of having expertise in a particular area?

<p>You can self-discern and understand other people's opinions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the 'mom test'?

<p>To validate your ideas with customers (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the type of founder who is more likely to trust their gut?

<p>One with a lot of experience and expertise (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the danger of not trusting your gut at all?

<p>You may develop a product that no one wants (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the advice for founders who don't know what to work on?

<p>Talk to people and they'll tell you what to work on (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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