@kogekar.bsky.social
- overspending on marketing, product development, or hiring without a clear roi plan.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
- overspending on marketing, product development, or hiring without a clear roi plan.
PS. not sure what to build next or how to grow it? I can help you get there without burning time or cash via ZeroToCustomers .com - find all kinds of help you need over there as a founder.
PS. not sure what to build next or how to grow it? I can help you get there without burning time or cash via ZeroToCustomers .com - find all kinds of help you need over there as a founder.
- failing to track essential kpis like ltv (lifetime value) and cac (customer acquisition cost).
- not being transparent about pricing on the landing page; making customers click ‘request demo’ can deter them.
- burning capital too quickly without considering the runway.
- not being transparent about pricing on the landing page; making customers click ‘request demo’ can deter them.
- burning capital too quickly without considering the runway.
September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
- failing to track essential kpis like ltv (lifetime value) and cac (customer acquisition cost).
- not being transparent about pricing on the landing page; making customers click ‘request demo’ can deter them.
- burning capital too quickly without considering the runway.
- not being transparent about pricing on the landing page; making customers click ‘request demo’ can deter them.
- burning capital too quickly without considering the runway.
- founder-market fit isn’t mandatory but accelerates progress significantly when present.
- using buzzwords in startup features instead of providing clear value.
- not iterating enough based on user feedback.
- using buzzwords in startup features instead of providing clear value.
- not iterating enough based on user feedback.
September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
- founder-market fit isn’t mandatory but accelerates progress significantly when present.
- using buzzwords in startup features instead of providing clear value.
- not iterating enough based on user feedback.
- using buzzwords in startup features instead of providing clear value.
- not iterating enough based on user feedback.
- focusing on unnecessary work at an early stage, such as adding analytics or excessive features.
- not being fast enough: long meetings, unnecessary travel, excessive days off, inefficient capital allocation, wrong hires, etc.
- not being fast enough: long meetings, unnecessary travel, excessive days off, inefficient capital allocation, wrong hires, etc.
September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
- focusing on unnecessary work at an early stage, such as adding analytics or excessive features.
- not being fast enough: long meetings, unnecessary travel, excessive days off, inefficient capital allocation, wrong hires, etc.
- not being fast enough: long meetings, unnecessary travel, excessive days off, inefficient capital allocation, wrong hires, etc.
- building with an exit strategy in mind, especially revolving around a single big business acquisition, is risky.
- hiring interns rarely makes sense for ambitious startups.
- following the hype instead of focusing on monetization.
- hiring interns rarely makes sense for ambitious startups.
- following the hype instead of focusing on monetization.
September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
- building with an exit strategy in mind, especially revolving around a single big business acquisition, is risky.
- hiring interns rarely makes sense for ambitious startups.
- following the hype instead of focusing on monetization.
- hiring interns rarely makes sense for ambitious startups.
- following the hype instead of focusing on monetization.
- not building good relationships with employees. leading by fear alienates talented employees who have options.
- promising equity but not putting it on paper makes employees hesitant to stay.
- promising equity but not putting it on paper makes employees hesitant to stay.
September 29, 2025 at 12:09 PM
- not building good relationships with employees. leading by fear alienates talented employees who have options.
- promising equity but not putting it on paper makes employees hesitant to stay.
- promising equity but not putting it on paper makes employees hesitant to stay.
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September 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
PS. i can help you scale faster at zerotocustomers .com - ask me any question you got.
Direction is the most important factor. Then all you have to do is optimize for the results that you want.
PS. get any kind of help you need as a founder at zerotocustomers.com
PS. get any kind of help you need as a founder at zerotocustomers.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Direction is the most important factor. Then all you have to do is optimize for the results that you want.
PS. get any kind of help you need as a founder at zerotocustomers.com
PS. get any kind of help you need as a founder at zerotocustomers.com
11. money keeps flowing into the bank account (ongoing result, proof of reliable system, keep re-building moats to stay competitive, manage finances and legal issues)
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
11. money keeps flowing into the bank account (ongoing result, proof of reliable system, keep re-building moats to stay competitive, manage finances and legal issues)
9. retention (feedback + good support -> improve product to reduce support queries -> customer pays again)
10. referral, virality, word of mouth, found via search (solution is satisfying demand)
10. referral, virality, word of mouth, found via search (solution is satisfying demand)
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
9. retention (feedback + good support -> improve product to reduce support queries -> customer pays again)
10. referral, virality, word of mouth, found via search (solution is satisfying demand)
10. referral, virality, word of mouth, found via search (solution is satisfying demand)
6. activation (user uses the app if onboarding was smooth)
7. customer acquisition (users convert to paid if priced correctly: value > price)
8. money in the bank account (end result, true validation)
7. customer acquisition (users convert to paid if priced correctly: value > price)
8. money in the bank account (end result, true validation)
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
6. activation (user uses the app if onboarding was smooth)
7. customer acquisition (users convert to paid if priced correctly: value > price)
8. money in the bank account (end result, true validation)
7. customer acquisition (users convert to paid if priced correctly: value > price)
8. money in the bank account (end result, true validation)
4. positioning + distribution (reach the right people, with the right message, through the best channels for your market)
5. user acquisition (reach target audience -> visitors -> sign-ups -> PLG starts if product is good)
5. user acquisition (reach target audience -> visitors -> sign-ups -> PLG starts if product is good)
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
4. positioning + distribution (reach the right people, with the right message, through the best channels for your market)
5. user acquisition (reach target audience -> visitors -> sign-ups -> PLG starts if product is good)
5. user acquisition (reach target audience -> visitors -> sign-ups -> PLG starts if product is good)
3. exposure and making noise (uninterested people, often unnecessary, drains resources)
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
3. exposure and making noise (uninterested people, often unnecessary, drains resources)
2. product (proposed solution to a painful problem, enough value that audience feels forced to pay, track metrics to find flaws + make customer-required improvements)
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
2. product (proposed solution to a painful problem, enough value that audience feels forced to pay, track metrics to find flaws + make customer-required improvements)
1. idea/demand (great direction + timing, pick what market will surely pay for, clear differentiation, moat potential, match your natural inclination and lifestyle, fits execution capability of creators, access to required capital, sufficient pain tolerance to push through, growing market size)
July 4, 2025 at 5:12 AM
1. idea/demand (great direction + timing, pick what market will surely pay for, clear differentiation, moat potential, match your natural inclination and lifestyle, fits execution capability of creators, access to required capital, sufficient pain tolerance to push through, growing market size)
PS. founders waste months chasing irrelevant metrics. I help focus on what truly matters at ZeroToCustomers.com
June 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
PS. founders waste months chasing irrelevant metrics. I help focus on what truly matters at ZeroToCustomers.com
- made a searchable faq-style public doc with answers to questions users asked me over dm or email. google indexed it. now random long-tail queries are sending organic traffic.
no secrets. just showing up in the right places with something useful and not sounding like a tool.
no secrets. just showing up in the right places with something useful and not sounding like a tool.
June 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
- made a searchable faq-style public doc with answers to questions users asked me over dm or email. google indexed it. now random long-tail queries are sending organic traffic.
no secrets. just showing up in the right places with something useful and not sounding like a tool.
no secrets. just showing up in the right places with something useful and not sounding like a tool.
- every new lead that signed up? i checked where they came from and what pages they looked at. if 10 people came from a reddit post, i doubled down on that subreddit and posted again 2 weeks later with an update. same energy.
June 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
- every new lead that signed up? i checked where they came from and what pages they looked at. if 10 people came from a reddit post, i doubled down on that subreddit and posted again 2 weeks later with an update. same energy.
- picked 5 active discussions every week in places my users hang out. didn’t pitch. just dropped value, shared parts of what i learned while building, then naturally linked to it if it made sense. built trust first.
June 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
- picked 5 active discussions every week in places my users hang out. didn’t pitch. just dropped value, shared parts of what i learned while building, then naturally linked to it if it made sense. built trust first.
- posted a plain text breakdown of it on linkedin + twitter. not "here’s my startup", but "here’s the problem, here’s what i built, here’s what i learned". no links in the post. just told the story. link in first comment.
June 27, 2025 at 5:53 AM
- posted a plain text breakdown of it on linkedin + twitter. not "here’s my startup", but "here’s the problem, here’s what i built, here’s what i learned". no links in the post. just told the story. link in first comment.