My personal notes for I Wasted $40k on a Fantastic Startup Idea
An article by Tom Cleveland from TJCX
You can’t just create value for the user: that’s a charity. You also can’t just create value for your company: that’s a scam. Your goal is to set up some kind of positive-sum exchange, where everyone benefits, including you. A business plan, according to this textbook, starts with this simple question: how will you create value for yourself and the company?