Founders

A collection of 5 posts
 
Founders

The board deck template we wish we had as first-time founders

We're sharing Jam's board deck template. It has been instrumental in growing our startup, and I hope it helps other founders.
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I almost started the wrong company

And with luck, I didn’t. Here are the 5 questions to ask yourself before you start your company. Before I started a company, all I knew was that I wanted to start a company. And, who I wanted to start it with (meet my awesome co-founder, Irtefa). So, my
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7 tips I wish I had known about finding product-market fit

Finding product-market fit can be one of the most challenging and confusing parts of being an early-stage founder. While some rare startups hit product-market fit right out of the gate, it often takes companies multiple years. I’ve asked multiple entrepreneurs this week how long it took to find product/
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Bugs vs. product-market fit: why even startups need to build high quality products

When you're in the earliest stages of your startup trying to find product-market fit, the advice everyone gives you is to ship fast and ship messy, because you'll know you have product-market fit when users are willing to jump through hoops and use your product even
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8 fundraising tips I learned as a VC to help you raise your seed round.

Raising VC is one of the most confusing parts of being a founder. Before co-founding Jam, I was really lucky to spend a few years as a VC at Union Square Ventures and watch hundreds of founders pitch. Of course there's no one good way to raise, but
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