What are examples of startups that didn't do this, yet got well funded?
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Stripe would be a good one.
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So true, they end up being obessed over their investors instead of their customers.
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The customer comes first. You're better off pissing off investors and taking care of customers in both the short and long run
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Just like what Jeff Bezos emphasized that one should maintain an obssesive customer focus, it is crucial to a startup's vitality.
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Absolutely, when I started my career it was take care of the customer & they'll take care of you, which is ingrained. Then Wall St took over
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True, too many startups now in my view center their focus on reaching IPO...
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There startup mind field is littered with ventures that were destroyed by investors greed and need for control
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True, accept for Y Combinator let's not forget that.
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Agree, YC is in a completely different ball game.
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90+% of questions I field to startups are about fundraising, not what to do to be as impressive as possible by x date.
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Tune it for customers.
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The goal of a startup isn't to raise money... so you're absolutely right
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Tune for customers instead and investors will come....
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Do tune startup for customers?
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Yes. Some call that
#GrowthHacking
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What if the investor is the Customer?
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Finally!!!
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