Victor Riparbelli

I'm a big fan of working under constraints. I really do think it forces a lot of discipline that easily gets lost the more money you have because you have more options, right?

I'm a big fan of working under constraints. I really do think it forces a lot of discipline that easily gets lost the more money you have because you have more options, right?

I'm a big fan of working under constraints. I really do think it forces a lot of discipline that easily gets lost the more money you have because you have more options, right?

Too much money too early is not healthy. Maybe some people are good at really having that discipline, maybe like second time founders, but it's very tempting to spend on things that you shouldn't be spending money on, especially when things are not working right. I think once you clearly have product market fit,

Too much money too early is not healthy. Maybe some people are good at really having that discipline, maybe like second time founders, but it's very tempting to spend on things that you shouldn't be spending money on, especially when things are not working right. I think once you clearly have product market fit,

Too much money too early is not healthy. Maybe some people are good at really having that discipline, maybe like second time founders, but it's very tempting to spend on things that you shouldn't be spending money on, especially when things are not working right. I think once you clearly have product market fit,

then a lot of things, a lot of decisions becomes a lot easier because they're more obvious. But before product market fit, it's really dangerous, I think, to be developing two, three, four things at a time, having 15 people working on your team when you're still at idea stage. And I think a lot of people make the mistake of raising the money and then using it too quickly.

then a lot of things, a lot of decisions becomes a lot easier because they're more obvious. But before product market fit, it's really dangerous, I think, to be developing two, three, four things at a time, having 15 people working on your team when you're still at idea stage. And I think a lot of people make the mistake of raising the money and then using it too quickly.

then a lot of things, a lot of decisions becomes a lot easier because they're more obvious. But before product market fit, it's really dangerous, I think, to be developing two, three, four things at a time, having 15 people working on your team when you're still at idea stage. And I think a lot of people make the mistake of raising the money and then using it too quickly.

One thing you cannot use money for or buy away with is product market fit, right? I think learning about your market, about your customers, it just takes time. And having a team of 20 people instead of five people trying to learn that, I think actually slows you down. You have to own that as a founder.

One thing you cannot use money for or buy away with is product market fit, right? I think learning about your market, about your customers, it just takes time. And having a team of 20 people instead of five people trying to learn that, I think actually slows you down. You have to own that as a founder.

One thing you cannot use money for or buy away with is product market fit, right? I think learning about your market, about your customers, it just takes time. And having a team of 20 people instead of five people trying to learn that, I think actually slows you down. You have to own that as a founder.

I don't think we could have learned the same amount about our customers faster if we had more money back then. It really did take us like two years to just get into the minds of customers, understand video from like first principles. And I think people try and then you hire like a product manager to help you fix the product market fit problem because they're a product person.

I don't think we could have learned the same amount about our customers faster if we had more money back then. It really did take us like two years to just get into the minds of customers, understand video from like first principles. And I think people try and then you hire like a product manager to help you fix the product market fit problem because they're a product person.

I don't think we could have learned the same amount about our customers faster if we had more money back then. It really did take us like two years to just get into the minds of customers, understand video from like first principles. And I think people try and then you hire like a product manager to help you fix the product market fit problem because they're a product person.

Or you hire like a salesperson because you think you have product market fit and you just need to be someone who's better at selling it. Unless you have product market fit, like you shouldn't hire product managers and salespeople. That is your job as a founder.

Or you hire like a salesperson because you think you have product market fit and you just need to be someone who's better at selling it. Unless you have product market fit, like you shouldn't hire product managers and salespeople. That is your job as a founder.

Or you hire like a salesperson because you think you have product market fit and you just need to be someone who's better at selling it. Unless you have product market fit, like you shouldn't hire product managers and salespeople. That is your job as a founder.

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