Ask HN: If you could go back, what advice would you give yourself?

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What advice would you give yourself before starting your first entrepreneurial venture?

A friend who I worked with at my previous corporate job asked me for advice about starting her own projects/start-up. When I talk to her I feel like I'm talking to myself 3 years ago. It's been an interesting thought exercise. So what advice would you give yourself?

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Resources: For myself, Hacker News and Mixergy podcasts have been hugely influential. I can't believe how long it took me to find these resources.

Lesson: Market matters more than product. Even if something seems like a cool product it doesn't mean that the market is there. I've launched products in the language learning space and the pregnancy/baby space. The pregnancy/baby market is much, much bigger and thus it's easier to be successful.

Don't listen to advice.

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