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"Make something people want" is too esoteric?

Astrid was founded in 2008. If step (a) is above, and step (b) is simply "Persevere", then such a note to yourself becomes:

Make something people want. Persevere.

Somehow that seems far more likely to end in the manner you'd like.



The perseverance component is often overlooked, I personally believe it is the single most important factor determining the eventual success or failure of a business.


Actually no. 'Make something that people want' makes you over think and do all sorts of market analysis and guesstimates.

I would say this as 'make something you want and sell it to yourself.'


They were also first to market with a decent Android todo app and kept that momentum up.




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