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Adora Cheung

03/20/17

@ Y Combinator

You should be able to clearly articulate the problem your idea is solving in one sentence and verify that it's a problem others also face by talking to potential users.

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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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