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		edoceo 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Business co-founders in tech startups are less val... Demonstrate traction. The idea person should have at least an audience for the problem space. If not, they are Field of Dreams - build it and they will come. That doesn't work.

epicureanideal 5 months ago | [–]

> Field of Dreams

This movie probably caused double or triple digit millions of wasted investments by small business owners when it put the wrong idea in to their head.

memhole 5 months ago | [–]

Solid advice. Too many people think build it and sell it. When if you did a few interviews and market research you’d realize it might be a flop.

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