Idea to Startup

A Framework to Make Sure You're Building Something Useful


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Today, we'll talk through a framework that'll help you evaluate whether you're building something useful enough to anchor a business. Most startups fail because the thing they built doesn't make a big enough dent in their customers lives. We'll make sure you don't make this mistake with help from Habit Kangaroo, a startup Brian ran back in 2014, and a GMAT training program his friend ran that helped people get into Harvard. 

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  • 0:30 Building a Wildly Useful Startup

    2:12 Why Measuring Usefulness is Hard
    7:00 Byldd
    7:53 Habit Kangaroo
    12:50 The Usefulness Framework
    13:24 What is your Secret?
    13:51 Three Categories of Secrets: Customer
    14:45 Three Categories of Secrets: Acquisition
    15:16 Three Categories of Secrets: Product
    17:08 Rivers and Dams
    19:00 GMAT over 700 Product
    23:02 Hire Yourself

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