Wow! You made it. You're incredible. Here is one final time while you're with us to check-in with your business direction and yourself to make sure you're on the right path. If you're feeling stuck, we got you. Check out the getting unstuck section below.
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⌛ Suggested Time:
Total Hours: 4-6 hours
Full Time Founders: 1 day
Part Time Founders: 2 days
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Personal Check-in:
- If you haven't made the leap to full time yet, why not? Can you isolate those issues? Can you address those issues?
- What is your goal? Has it changed? Are you doing what you want to be doing? Are you spending the amount of time that you want to? Are you moving at the pace that you want to be moving?
- Have you been able to build a network to support you? Can you invest more in that?
- Are you building confidence as you go?
- Have you established practices for overcoming rejection?
- Are you getting the emotional and mental support that you need?
- Are you genuinely passionate about this?
- Are you celebrating the small wins?
- If you're not sure if you should keep going, we recommend reading The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick), by Seth Godin (link).
Progress Check-in:
- Have you sufficiently de-risked your assumptions around your customer and their problem?
- Do you have a clear business model? Are you tracking to your model number wise? If not, what's causing the difference?
- Are you getting positive preliminary feedback on your fundraising strategy? Are you realistic around the type of fundraising you're seeking based on your business model and initial traction?
- Are you finding product/solution fit? Are you getting traction and feeling pull from the customer?
- Are you engaging the customers that are coming through your funnel?
- Are you able to make money in this business?
- Do you feel like you have momentum? If not, what are your roadblocks for achieving it?