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On talking to customers in early stages
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News: (1) startup investor relations (SiftedEU), (2) largest funding rounds (Crunchbase)
Steve Blank on talking to customers in early stages
Resource: Sam Altman startup advice, AI market map
StratupAI Idea: Freelancer Matching Platform for Businesses
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News
“44% of startups score their investors a “1 out of 5” on helpfulness”(SiftedEU)
“Several respondents said they’d like more help with fundraising or finding new investors; less micromanaging; and industry connections and customers.”
“The Week’s 10 Biggest Funding Rounds” (CB News)
Topping the list is a biotech company called Xaira therapeutics, at $1B.
Steve Blank on talking to customers in early stages
“For the first product in a startup your initial purpose in meeting customers is not to gather feature requests so that you can change the product. Instead your purpose in talking to customers is to find customers for the product you are already building.”
(Four Steps to Epiphany)
2 Resources
StratupAI Idea: Freelancer Matching Platform for Businesses
“One area of frustration for many businesses is the time-consuming process of finding and managing freelancers for various projects. A viable startup idea would be a B2B platform that matches companies with qualified freelancers based on skills, experience, and project requirements. This platform would streamline the freelancer hiring process by providing a curated pool of freelancers, handling payments, managing contracts, and facilitating communication between businesses and freelancers. By offering a reliable and efficient solution for businesses to find and collaborate with freelancers, this platform can help organizations save time and resources while ensuring they have access to top talent for their projects.”
Disclaimer: The startup ideas shared in this forum are offered for general informational purposes only, and are non-rigorously curated via the Stratup.ai idea generator. Individuals utilizing these concepts are encouraged to exercise independent judgment and undertake due diligence per legal and regulatory requirements.
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