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Growing SaaS companies must keep an in-house copy of raw data
“Frankly, in a very hard way is that you always want to keep some, like, at least one copy of your data in-house, and there is a lot of people in a company that sometimes will walk up to you and say you shouldn't do that, right?”
Widrich: Founders should avoid problem-solving each other in masterminds
“The one tip here, if you experiment with that, is to sort of avoid solving each other's problems, and instead really practice listening and the Socratic method, which is sort of to ask more questions and to, you know, really let that person come up with their …”
Widrich: Early startups should prioritize qualitative feedback over quantitative charts
“I think, I actually believe that it can be such a huge distraction early on when you're building your company, where you get too focused, too narrowed in, in, in trying to look at charts, look at numbers, when it can actually be much more useful to focus on th…”
Widrich: Founders should seek opposing expert opinions on major decisions
“Whenever you have those big conversations, try and get two opposing opinions that you really respect. And in the past I would like talk with someone and be so hooked and now my, Immediate goal is, after I've had one of those conversations, is to immediately go…”
Widrich: Early products should be embarrassing for lacking features, not being broken
“I think this line, I think this famous quote from Reid Hoffman around, you know, you should be embarrassed by your first version, I think that also gets misinterpreted a lot, because it shouldn't be, you shouldn't be embarrassed by it from, Ah, you know, it sh…”
Widrich: Evaluate acquisition offers by the learning experiences you would miss
“And one thing that's really helped us at Buffer is we did a list that talks about what are the experiences we would be missing out on if we were to sell now. And sort of that change of, like, focusing on personal growth and, like, a sort of Einstein's idea of …”