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Adora Cheung

03/20/17

@ Y Combinator

Before launching your product, focus on building quickly and optimizing for the next stage of growth, rather than trying to cater to a large user base right away.

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Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing with Adora Cheung (How to Start a Startup 2014: 4)

@ Y Combinator

Building Product, Talking to Users, and Growing with Adora Cheung (How to Start a Startup 2014: 4)

03/20/17

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