Cohen: Startups succeed by having one or two exceptionally compelling strengths
Jason Cohen · This AI Startup Idea Has 500 Million Customers Waiting For It · Feb 23, 2024 · at 27:20
WP Engine founder Jason Cohen discusses founder imposter syndrome and startup dysfunction with hosts Sam Parr and Sean Puri.
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“Everything's screwed up. Okay. Different ways, different levels of screwed up. Sure. But everything's screwed up. And if there's those one or two things that are just so compelling, whether it's delighting people are so useful or it's built into their workflow, there's various reasons why Something might be just so good. And I have thoughts on that as well. Of course then it, you succeed despite those problems.”
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