How to decide what to work on: High Impact + Quick Win = Do today High Impact + Long timeline = Schedule Low Impact + Quick = Delegate or batch Low Impact + Long = Delete from list Most founders work on wrong things. Not because they're lazy. Because they don't filter

How to decide what to work on: High Impact + Quick Win = Do today High Impact + Long timeline = Schedule Low Impact + Quick = Delegate or batch Low Impact + Long = Delete from list Most founders work on wrong things. Not because they're lazy. Because they don't filter

Emails that get responses: ➫ Subject line states the ask ➫ First sentence explains why them ➫ Second sentence is your question ➫ Last sentence makes replying easy ➫ Total length under 100 words Busy people appreciate brevity. Respect gets replies.

Emails that get responses: ➫ Subject line states the ask ➫ First sentence explains why them ➫ Second sentence is your question ➫ Last sentence makes replying easy ➫ Total length under 100 words Busy people appreciate brevity. Respect gets replies.

Before partnering with anyone: □ Work together on small project first □ See how they handle disagreement □ Check if they follow through □ Watch how they treat others □ Align on long-term vision □ Discuss exit scenarios upfront Choose co-founders like choosing family.

Before partnering with anyone: □ Work together on small project first □ See how they handle disagreement □ Check if they follow through □ Watch how they treat others □ Align on long-term vision □ Discuss exit scenarios upfront Choose co-founders like choosing family.

First user experience should: • Show value in under 2 minutes • Require minimum input to start • Give a quick win immediately • Explain one thing at a time • Make next step obvious You have one chance. Make it count.

First user experience should: • Show value in under 2 minutes • Require minimum input to start • Give a quick win immediately • Explain one thing at a time • Make next step obvious You have one chance. Make it count.

Weekly update format that works: 📈 Key number from this week ✅ What we shipped 🎯 What we're focused on next 🚧 Where we're stuck ❓ What we need help with Keep it short. Keep it honest. Keep it regular.

Weekly update format that works: 📈 Key number from this week ✅ What we shipped 🎯 What we're focused on next 🚧 Where we're stuck ❓ What we need help with Keep it short. Keep it honest. Keep it regular.

Pick one way to make money: ➥Subscription (recurring revenue) ➥One-time payment (quick cash) ➥Usage-based (scales with value) ➥Freemium (free to paid funnel) ➥Licensing (sell to businesses) Master one model before adding another. Complexity kills more startups than

Pick one way to make money: ➥Subscription (recurring revenue) ➥One-time payment (quick cash) ➥Usage-based (scales with value) ➥Freemium (free to paid funnel) ➥Licensing (sell to businesses) Master one model before adding another. Complexity kills more startups than

Replace these questions: ❌ Can we build this? ✅ Should we build this? ❌ How do we get more users? ✅ How do we keep current users? ❌ What features do we need? ✅ What problems must we solve? Better questions lead to better answers.

Every Thursday, we run a Community Sprint at @y0dotco - one hour where builders show up and talk honestly about what’s working, what’s not, and how to make more money. Most of it turns into sales, customer acquisition, pricing, and cold outreach - the stuff nobody teaches you.

Replace these questions: ❌ Can we build this? ✅ Should we build this? ❌ How do we get more users? ✅ How do we keep current users? ❌ What features do we need? ✅ What problems must we solve? Better questions lead to better answers.

Year 1: Everything is chaos Year 2: Patterns start emerging Year 3: Systems begin working Year 4: Team runs itself Year 5: You finally understand the game It gets easier. But only if you stay long enough. Most quit in Year 2.

Year 1: Everything is chaos Year 2: Patterns start emerging Year 3: Systems begin working Year 4: Team runs itself Year 5: You finally understand the game It gets easier. But only if you stay long enough. Most quit in Year 2.

Fill in these blanks: We help [specific people] Do [specific thing] So they can [specific outcome] Unlike [alternative] We [key difference] If you can't fill this out clearly: Your positioning is broken.

Spent 2 months building this. https://t.co/D0r1J2pCH0 8 hours saved per creator, per week. From voice note → LinkedIn post in 90 seconds. 50 founders messaged. 5 tried it. 995 to go.

Fill in these blanks: We help [specific people] Do [specific thing] So they can [specific outcome] Unlike [alternative] We [key difference] If you can't fill this out clearly: Your positioning is broken.