88: Will They Make the Jump?
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Recently, Ben felt gloriously empty and described how nice it was to have nothing going on. In his stomach, that is. He successfully finished a 48-hour fast. It was difficult, but pleasurable. Now, he\\u2019s back to craving calories, eating, and work!
\\n\\nDerrick had a challenging week with feelings of uncertainty. He invited more people to try Level, but got similar results. He fears that people may not progress with the product. Will people actually make the jump to Level?
\\n\\nToday\\u2019s Topics Include:
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- April showered Ben with 66 sign ups of paid trials for Tuple \\n
- Magic Number is 3: Multiple developers mean Tuple will soon ship multiway calls feature \\n
- Derrick\\u2019s going back to customer development roots to proactively learn and listen \\n
- Tactical errors with validation to confirm assumptions about how to solve Slack problem \\n
- Derrick\\u2019s envyable or dire position? Worst-case scenario and what\\u2019s next \\n
- Startups fail, the struggle is real, and the pivot is time honored for a reason \\n
Links and resources:
\\n\\n\\n\\nDerrick Reimer Website
\\n\\nDerrick Reimer on Twitter
\\n\\nBen Orenstein Website
\\n\\nBen Orenstein on Twitter
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