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Adora Cheung

03/20/17

@ Y Combinator

Beware of the Frankenstein approach: while it's important to listen to user feedback, don't rush to build every feature they suggest. Instead, understand the underlying problem they want solved before adding new features.

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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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