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EPISODE · Mar 29, 2024 · 26 MIN

#110 Common Assumptions Made By Founders Building A MVP: Insights From A Founder Institute Mentor

from The Mary Poppins of Startups Show · host Naily Makangu [Athena Leaders]

What are the common assumptions that I've seen in my 1-1 product validation and building a MVP session with startup founders? Do you need help figuring out your startups next steps? Looking to know where to go for help and advice to grow your startup? With Naily Makangu, a seasoned Startup Advisor, Startup Mentor and now Director at Founder Institute, a global leading accelerator programme, we'll explore: 🔴 Assumptions and common mistakes made when validating products 🔴 The problem with the way most people think about MVPs 🔴 Recognising those pivotal moments when your startup needs a guiding hand 🔴 How a startup mentor, like me, can supercharge your startup's growth 🔴 And so much more!!!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the algorithm war. Leave us a review! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! 🎤🎤🎤 Book Naily to LIGHT UP your events - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/naily-makangu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE FREE RESOURCES: ⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks. 👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello :➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athenaleaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu

What are the common assumptions that I've seen in my 1-1 product validation and building a MVP session with startup founders? Do you need help figuring out your startups next steps? Looking to know where to go for help and advice to grow your startup? With Naily Makangu, a seasoned Startup Advisor, Startup Mentor and now Director at Founder Institute, a global leading accelerator programme, we'll explore: 🔴 Assumptions and common mistakes made when validating products 🔴 The problem with the way most people think about MVPs 🔴 Recognising those pivotal moments when your startup needs a guiding hand 🔴 How a startup mentor, like me, can supercharge your startup's growth 🔴 And so much more!!!!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Like the show! Help us fight the algorithm war. Leave us a review! LIKE, SUBSCRIBE and SHARE! 🎤🎤🎤 Book Naily to LIGHT UP your events - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/naily-makangu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MORE FREE RESOURCES: ⚡ Join our monthly FREE 1-1 Tech/Product Mentoring sessions - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/1-1FreeTechMentoringSP⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💻 More BITE-SIZED video tips - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/PodcastAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠💥 Check out our Tech and Product Catalyst 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TechProductCatalyst⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈 For any brand deals, collaborations, email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🚨 About our host - Naily Makangu 🚨Software Engineer turned “The Mary Poppins of Startups”, Naily Makangu has a gift for bridging the gap between tech teams and the rest of the business to deliver solutions that customers love. With over ten years of experience, Naily has a proven track record of turning around struggling technical projects and organisations, leading complex software projects and launching products, for pre-seed startups, scaleups to large corporations such as Siemens Industry Software. Investors can count on Naily to keep their startups teams on track, reducing the need to breathe down their necks. 👋 Don't be shy! Drop Naily Makangu a line to say hello :➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/nailymakangu/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ DM ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/nailymak/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ 📞 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://foxly.me/TalkToAthenaLeaders⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠➡ 🌐 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.athenaleaders.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #startups #entrepreneurs #startupgrowth #scaleyourstartup #startupsuccess #startups #leadership #preseed #seed #seriesA #nontechfounders #non-tech #productdevelopment #collaboration #direction #productroadmap #startupstories #startuplife #vcs #angelinvestors #investors #tech #remoteworking #hybridworking #athenaleadership #management #bootstrapping #leanstartup #athenaleaders #athena #leaders #naily #makangu

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