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EPISODE · May 29, 2026 · 28 MIN

The first two things that matter in a startup ("Aero mode")

from The Physics of Startups · host Rob Snyder

Access to Rob's Claude skill + AMAs: LINK (just upload a screen grab of your pre-order)Rob's book: Amazon, B&NWhen founder is getting started, they might be juggling multiple different ICPs and value props. Rob in this episode discusses why the goal is to eliminate all the "might work" and get to "weird if it didn't work" --> then translate that into a "weird not to meet" when a customer is in that situation.Full blog on Rob's substack (post "Aero Mode"): ⁠https://thephysicsofstartups.substack.com/⁠⁠---- Work with Rob: ⁠ ⁠ https://www.robsnyder.org⁠⁠ Connect w/ Rob on LinkedIn: ⁠ ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsnyder1/⁠ ⁠Weekly founder insights: ⁠⁠https://thephysicsofstartups.substack.com/⁠Preorder Rob's book - "The Power of PULL" - ⁠ https://amzn.to/48KC1yv⁠

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Access to Rob's Claude skill + AMAs: LINK (just upload a screen grab of your pre-order)Rob's book: Amazon, B&NWhen founder is getting started, they might be juggling multiple different ICPs and value props. Rob in this episode discusses why the goal is to eliminate all the "might work" and get to "weird if it didn't work" --> then translate that into a "weird not to meet" when a customer is in that situation.Full blog on Rob's substack (post "Aero Mode"): ⁠https://thephysicsofstartups.substack.com/⁠⁠---- Work with Rob: ⁠ ⁠ https://www.robsnyder.org⁠⁠ Connect w/ Rob on LinkedIn: ⁠ ⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsnyder1/⁠ ⁠Weekly founder insights: ⁠⁠https://thephysicsofstartups.substack.com/⁠Preorder Rob's book - "The Power of PULL" - ⁠ https://amzn.to/48KC1yv⁠

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