3 things I wish I'd done before quitting my job to become a bootstrapped founder - what are yours?

I've been working on HowdyGo (launching on PH soon 😳) full-time for a little over a year now. These are some of the things I wish I'd done sooner as a founder - and they would have saved us at least 3 months of time in the early days: 1. Built a social network somewhere (anywhere!!!) Connecting with people on LinkedIn is so much easier when you're in a traditional job. I wish I'd been adding everyone I met on LinkedIn throughout my career. 2. Joined communities everywhere. The biggest challenge as a founder in the really early days is finding ways to validate your ideas in a real way - getting a paying customer. We eventually found a pathway through facebook groups, but I'm now super fortunate to be a part of marketing communities filled with professionals. And while I never pitch to those communities, they give me a way to build relationships and they eventually lead to sales. Getting into these communities is such hard work when you're a founder because (rightly) the people who run them are defensive and don't want to ruin the vibe of the group. 3. Started searching for cofounders. I'm really lucky to have two fantastic cofounders by my side. The people you meet in your day to day work are ideal cofounders, because you know their style of working, there is a lower risk associated to them becoming your cofounder. Going in with a friend, or someone you've never worked with is just a little bit higher risk. -- I would love to hear from other founders who have reflected on their time and what they think they could've done differently to speed up their company's success?