A Framework for Building Wildly Useful Startups

Today, we'll talk through a framework that'll help you evaluate whether you're building something useful enough to anchor a business. Most startups fail because the thing they built doesn't make a big enough dent in their customers lives. We'll make sure you don't make this mistake with help from Habit Kangaroo, a startup Brian ran back in 2014, and a GMAT training program his friend ran that helped people get into Harvard. TackleboxBeehiiv (Idea to Startup Newsletter)BylddGreenlights0:30 Building a Wildly Useful Startup<br />2:12 Why Measuring Usefulness is Hard<br />7:00 Byldd<br />7:53 Habit Kangaroo<br />12:50 The Usefulness Framework<br />13:24 What is your Secret?<br />13:51 Three Categories of Secrets: Customer<br />14:45 Three Categories of Secrets: Acquisition<br />15:16 Three Categories of Secrets: Product<br />17:08 Rivers and Dams<br />19:00 GMAT over 700 Product<br />23:02 Hire Yourself