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How Doing Standup Comedy Made Me A Better Entrepreneur

March 19, 2024January 25, 2015

I did standup comedy for the first time last week. I was scared as hell. It was probably the hardest thing I’ve done in a year. I actually think I kind of blacked out during it–I don’t really remember it. I’ve always found standup comedy impressive. It’s just one person on a stage. No instrument, … Read more

How to Get 100 Customer Development Interviews the Easy Way

March 19, 2024November 11, 2014

In the latest episode of the Building in Public Podcast, I interview Desi Saran of Lean Startup Machine and QuickMVP. We talk about Lean Startup methodology, how to build a minimum viable product and why it’s so important, asking the right customer development questions, and his favorite hack for getting 100 customer development interviews for … Read more