When I launched my startup back in 2013, I made a heap of classic first-time founder mistakes, from taking the wrong advice to forgetting to pay myself. There are way too many to count, but probably my biggest mistake was building something that I wanted and assuming everyone else would want it too. I was so excited by my idea that I quickly crossed the line from being a determined and focused founder to a delusional one who had lost sight of their customer.
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