Monday mentorship: ask anything | October 12, 2026

New to entrepreneurship or just starting out? This is your space. Ask the questions you're afraid to ask elsewhere. Experienced folks, jump in and share what you wish someone had told you early on.

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u/Select_Category_2162 1 4 hours ago

The biggest thing that tripped me up early was trying to make everything perfect before I launched, lost months tweaking stuff nobody cared about
u/DueTip1759 1 4 hours ago

One thing I wish more early founders measured is the time between a user’s first “this is interesting” and their first repeat use. A landing-page signup is encouraging, but a repeat workflow is stronger evidence. Watch one real user complete the job end to end, ask where they hesitate, then remove that friction before adding another feature. Also, keep a small written log of every objection. Patterns in those objections usually reveal the real positioning more clearly than brainstorming taglines.