Climb the Vertical Learning Curve

Founders need to master a huge number of skills and topics all while scrambling to keep their business running.

Feel the Boot is here to walk with you along the difficult and rewarding path you have chosen.

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110. How to Pivot Your Startup Before You Launch 🚀 Pre-Pivot Strategies for Entrepreneurs

What if you could pivot before building your solution or going to market? Imagine the resources you could save!

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94. Escape the Startup Paradox 😬 Strategies for Funding Product Development

There's a paradox that impacts most startups early in their journeys. You can't make your product without money, and you can't get money without a product.

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60. Top Insights From 25 Years as a Founder, Angel, and Advisor

This is the best of the best of my learnings from 25 years as a founder, angel, and advisor. Don’t miss this one.

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59. Asking your customer these questions can prevent massive wasted effort

For technical founders, coding and development are our comfort zone. Learn how and why to put that on hold and talk to your prospective customers.

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21. Build a strong foundation for your startup by testing assumptions first

Building a business is risky and expensive, but you can minimize the risk and avoid unnecessary expenses by testing your assumptions early in the process.