{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5bb3c34841b240784593315f/64b83221cf6b17001115474e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Why Startup MVPs and Vision Boards Don't Work","description":"<p>Controversial opinion 1: MVP is NOT the best approach for a startup. 2: Vision boards don't work.</p><p><br></p><p>Kevin Kelly's advice: <strong>\"Prototype, don't plan\"</strong> and how it applies to business and life.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>NEW! </strong><a href=\"https://youtu.be/I3UPm7-ugJc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Watch on YouTube</strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>More episodes: <a href=\"https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7vJ00pA5bhGO3--PRWMDfW74IWldpAus\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube Playlist</a></p><p><br></p><p>Successful startups (some unicorns) who bootstrapped:</p><p>Mailchimp</p><p>Calendly</p><p>Spanx</p><p>TechCrunch</p><p>Atlassian</p><p>Autodesk</p><p><br></p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>0:18 Kevin Kelly: \"prototype, don't plan\"</p><p>0:49 Vision boards are useless</p><p>1:33 Pros / cons of self-funding</p><p>2:30 Human Design: non-specific manifestation</p><p>3:24 MVP vs cheap ways to validate idea- J Cornelius \"Loops\"</p><p>3:53 How Buffer validated their idea</p><p>4:24 How I built <a href=\"https://wealthvoice.ai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WealthVoice</a></p><p>4:44 AI makes MVPs cheap</p><p>5:44 Sophia Amoruso: Nasty Gal</p><p>6:27 Inexpensive ways to validate an idea (<a href=\"https://emilybinder.com/typeform\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">emilybinder.com/typeform</a>)</p><p>8:08 Best ideas don't come from spreadsheets but from magic - \"Alchemy\" - Rory Sutherland</p><p><br></p><p><u>Links &amp; resources:</u></p><p><a href=\"https://www.joincolossus.com/episodes/52190137/kelly-be-generous-unique\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Kevin Kelly - Be Generous &amp; Unique (Invest Like the Best podcast)</a></p><p><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3Q2VXn6\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Loops\" by J Cornelius</a></p><p><a href=\"https://amzn.to/3K64uSv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">\"Alchemy\" by Rory Sutherland</a></p><p>Buffer: <a href=\"https://buffer.com/resources/idea-to-paying-customers-in-7-weeks-how-we-did-it/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Idea to Paying Customers in 7 Weeks: How We Did It</em></a></p><p><a href=\"https://youtu.be/V7AYmOBahsU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sophia Amoruso - Diary of a CEO</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>My favorite podcast tools:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://emilybinder.com/riverside\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Riverside</u></a>: record a video podcast</li><li><a href=\"https://emilybinder.com/descript\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Descript</u></a>: edit audio or video like a Word doc</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>ThinkersOne Videos! </strong>Shop: <a href=\"https://emilybinder.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>emilybinder.com/thinkersone</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Podcast home: <a href=\"https://emilybinder.com/podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>emilybinder.com/podcast</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Coaching session: <a href=\"https://emilybinder.com/call/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>emilybinder.com/call</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow &amp; connect:</p><p><a href=\"https://emilybinder.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>My website</u></a> | <a href=\"https://beetlemoment.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Beetle Moment Marketing</u></a> | <a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilybinder/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>LinkedIn</u></a> | <a href=\"https://twitter.com/emilybinder\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Twitter</u></a> | <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/wealthvoiceai/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Instagram</u></a> | <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@EmilyBinder/featured\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>YouTube</u></a> | <a href=\"https://emilybinder.com/email/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Get email updates</u></a></p>","author_name":"Emily Binder"}