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FPY Podcast episode with Ash Maurya
Ash Maurya

FPY Podcast episode with Ash Maurya

Sep 3, 2020

Key Takeaways


Ash Maurya is the author of Running Lean and creator of the Lean Canvas.

3.38 - Ash dedicated his first book to his kids because they helped him appreciate the true value of time.

5.10 - managing time with Non negotiables: family, work, health, financials. then start building habits.

9.30 - Ash stumbled on the idea of one of his businesses when his daughter was born.

11.20 - what's the LC, starting the origin story.

13.50 - Why should we focus on early adopters, our products are for everyone!

16.20 -Don't write a fictional business, spend 30 min on your LC and then talk to early adopters

18.20 - Aim to reach product market fit with your early adopters

20.35 - The innovator bias: 'my mum/friend said it was a good idea'


25 - where should be your focus first when validating your business model: what are pb worth solving?

28 - 31 - the back of the envelop calculation on your business: your Minimum Success Criteria
build a life plan before a business plan

34 - Iterate on your business model...every 2 weeks
alternative title: the treasure map of your startup...

34.45 - Do you enjoy working on that problem or with those customers?

41.30 - Love the problem, not the solution

44.33 - Want to test your business model? come on the FPY show.

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