My 13 startup mistakes that you should avoid

The “do things that don’t scale” point is still one of the best startup lessons ever.

A lot of founders try to automate growth before they’ve even understood their users properly.

Also fully agree that validation is way more than compliments or waitlists.
Real validation is when people pay.

That’s honestly why foundersbar.com spends a lot of time helping founders with validation, MVP direction, positioning, and figuring out what should actually be built before scaling too early.