What is your best single advice for first-time founders?

Question

We all make plenty of mistakes building our first startup. Share only one single piece of advice you think is the most important for first-time founders.

Clément Jacquelin · Accepted Answer

Speak to your customers.
Best advice I can give.
They give you feedback, motivation, ideas. It's all you need to growth.

Maxwell Davis · Answer

Get a group of trusted advisors that can help you through the challenges you're inevitably going to get.

Amarnath Nagula · Answer

Have a technical expert on the board of directors or have them as a mentor. :)

Rahul Jain · Answer

Have a thick skin, but be very receptive to learning as your first few MVPs will probably (definitely) not work.

Haq · Answer

Here is mine:

"Get out the building from day one." It basically means to meet potential customers asap to get feedback and validation.

What is your best single advice for first-time founders?

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