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Ryan Hoover
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Strategy3 steps
Go Narrow to Grow Wide
Serve one narrow audience exceptionally well first; expansion opportunities reveal themselves later
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Marketing3 steps
Human-Voice Launch Copy
Write your tagline and launch page the way you'd describe the product to a friend, not like a PR person
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Entrepreneurship3 steps
The Decade Litmus Test
Before starting a company, ask if you can see yourself working on it for a decade — and start it as an experiment
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Finance5 steps
The Five Doors Into Investing
Angel, scout, SPV, fund, or fantasy portfolio — pick your entry into investing by autonomy vs. effort tradeoff
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Innovation4 steps
The Four Springs of Startup Ideas
Generate startup ideas from a problem journal, niche communities, behavior shifts, and tech shifts — then justify why now
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Marketing3 steps
The Launch-Goal Audit
Decide why you're launching before you launch — the goal dictates whether a launch is even worth it
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