Hi Alex - I’m almost finished with “Obviously Awesome,” and agree with your writeup.
Thanks also for the helpful links.
One slight difference which seems pretty fundamental is how tech founders tend to focus on their tech.
And I understood the key to April Dunford’s approach is that it always starts by working backwards from successful client experiences, never from the tech.
I would agree with that too, however I think the conversation here is more nuanced and it begs the question: what sort of tech founder do you want to be? I have met tech founders who were extremely customer and problem focused but I have also seen founders just focused on the tech and it's a difficult balance. In my opinion what makes or break your success as a founder is your ability to recognise when you're wrong, when you have to pivot and understand whether or not the market-fit is there. Ultimately if we look at the start-ups that were successful, those are solving a real problem whilst having a great customer experiences.
Hi Alex - I’m almost finished with “Obviously Awesome,” and agree with your writeup.
Thanks also for the helpful links.
One slight difference which seems pretty fundamental is how tech founders tend to focus on their tech.
And I understood the key to April Dunford’s approach is that it always starts by working backwards from successful client experiences, never from the tech.
Mike - Thank you so much for your feedback!
I would agree with that too, however I think the conversation here is more nuanced and it begs the question: what sort of tech founder do you want to be? I have met tech founders who were extremely customer and problem focused but I have also seen founders just focused on the tech and it's a difficult balance. In my opinion what makes or break your success as a founder is your ability to recognise when you're wrong, when you have to pivot and understand whether or not the market-fit is there. Ultimately if we look at the start-ups that were successful, those are solving a real problem whilst having a great customer experiences.
But I might be totally wrong on this.
I think we’re pretty much on the same page, Alex - as you say, “successful start-ups solve a real problem whilst creating great customer experiences.”