Even though the day seems lost.
The week, far gone.
"Take what the defense gives you"
What can I do now?
The simple things.
The low-hanging fruit.
Play for tomorrow; maybe things will be different then.
Our work is a practice. One bad day us nothing to us. Ten bad days are nothing.
We're in this for the long haul.
pg 120, 121 - Turning Pro - Steven Pressfield
Was on leave most of this week so updates were bleak Primary KPI - Weeks until launch Actual = 4 , Goal = 4 - Nov 5th I think I had accounted for this so we still should be good for Nov 5th. Secondary KPI - Number of users talked to. Actual = 0 , Goal = 0 Biggest
Was reflecting on our discussion last week and you were right MRR is not the best metric pre launch.(addressed to accountability partner) I did some "research"(ie watching a yt video lol - from the YC Startup School playlist) They said the pre-launch weekly metrics should be
Scrappy notes based on YC talk. KPIs(Key performance indicators or North Star Metric) Pre launch Example: Weeks until launch or Number of users talked to. Post launch Identify Top KPI - MRR or some revenue-based metric for most startups Identify major bottlenecks or biggest problem. System to move your
Its far too easy to push bullshit features. We no longer have constraints. So we build everything. Stop, think, build by hand sometimes. Dont run from the decision. "The ability to let that which does not matter truly slide" (not my quote)