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killer post, Valerie! Lots of important & evergreen learnings for any (aspiring) founder out there - thank you for sharing :)

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thanks, torge!! I'm so thankful for all these lessons learned. hope it's helpful to other founders :)

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Great learnings for first time founder - the funny part is even if you read a lot about them you will make almost all of them. But from there on it gets easier.

Looking forward to also go in the ring another time.

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haha that's with everything in life I feel. You don't truly understand until you experience it yourself. It's still helpful to know what to watch out for! What are your biggest learnings?

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I would definitely say that choosing the right co-founder(s) is my biggest learning.

With any future endeavours I will put a large focus on that first.

Founding a company is like marrying someone - but you will even spend more time with your business partner.

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💯

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"PICKED A BUSINESS NAME THAT NO ONE CAN PRONOUNCE" LOL

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😂🤷🏼‍♀️ happens to the best of us

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Hey Valerie, thanks so much for your long newsletter. At so many points I could see myself and why we failed with our web3 startup Fanzone. At least I could learn a lot during my 2,5 years run. Before launching a startup it helps a lot to have your thoughts/summary as a blueprint. Fingers crossed that you'll get plenty subscribers that you can guide & inspire.

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So happy to hear it resonates, Björn! I believe you need to make those mistakes to learn and get better :) and still, there's no guarantee it won't happen again, haha.

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