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Revisiting Sam Altmans Startup Playbook
Welcome to Startup Strategist. It's Tuesday, and today we have two news stories, one article, and 2 resources for you.
News: (1) UnitedHealth hack (TechCrunch), (2) Local AI (NBC)
Revisiting Altman’s Startup Playbook
Resource: Building vs learning about startups, systems for talking to customers
StratupAI Idea: CAD design review platform
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News
“UnitedHealth says Change hackers stole health data on ‘substantial proportion of people in America” (TechCrunch)
“UnitedHealth said it had not yet seen evidence that doctors’ charts or full medical histories were exfiltrated from its systems.” It is not known how many are affected yet. (TechCrunch)
“AI Gives Enterprise Device Market Something to Be Excited About” (WSJ)
“Running AI models on the PC itself—rather than the cloud—will reduce latency, minimize cloud bills, offer greater security and ultimately aid CIOs in deploying AI for use cases such as code generation and content creation.” (WSJ)
Revisiting Sam Altmans Startup Playbook
Today I thought it might be worthwhile to revisit the YC startup playbook by Sam Altman published a number of years ago. Below are a few of the points that stood out to me.
The idea
“We ask who desperately needs the product. In the best case, you yourself are the target user. In the second best case, you understand the target user extremely well.”
The product
“A great product is the only way to grow long-term. Eventually your company will get so big that all growth hacks stop working and you have to grow by people wanting to use your product.”
Making Money
“If you have a paid product with less than a $500 customer lifetime value (LTV), you generally cannot afford sales. Experiment with different user acquisition methods like SEO/SEM, ads, mailings, etc., but try to repay your customer acquisition cost (CAC) in 3 months.”
Source: https://playbook.samaltman.com
2 Resources
“A SaaS startup that offers a collaborative design review platform tailored for SolidWorks users could manage design iterations, feedback loops, and design approvals. This platform would allow team members to upload, annotate, and provide feedback on CAD models in a centralized space, facilitating efficient communication and decision-making throughout the design process. Features such as comments tracking and approval workflows would ensure that design iterations are managed seamlessly and that all stakeholders are aligned on project progress. By streamlining the design review process, this solution aims to enhance collaboration, reduce errors, and accelerate product development cycles for engineering teams.”
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