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Adora Cheung

03/20/17

@ Y Combinator

Many novice entrepreneurs think they should keep their great ideas secret and just build without feedback, but this often leads to launching a product that no one wants.

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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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