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Published in The Startup

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My Playbook for Building and Launching a Startup in 30 Days

You’ll either end with over 100 paying customers or can quickly move on to the next idea. — What you’ll accomplish in 30 days You’ll either walk away with 100+ paying customers or you’ll quickly invalidate your startup idea, and can move on to the next one. In the past 30 days, I built and launched a product called Coffees with Creators, and it’ll serve as an example for this guide. …

Startup Lessons

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My Playbook for Building and Launching a Startup in 30 Days
My Playbook for Building and Launching a Startup in 30 Days
Startup Lessons

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Published in Prototypr

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I launched Brainfood in one weekend, capturing over 2,000 emails and pre-orders.

What we did, and a playbook for how you can do the same. — If you have a product idea, stop sitting around and start executing I bet you can get the ball rolling this very weekend and start validating (or invalidating) your idea, begin capturing interested customers, and even start testing willingness to pay. At the onset of building Brainfood, we moved very quickly. …

Startup

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I launched Brainfood in one weekend, capturing over 2,000 emails and pre-orders.
I launched Brainfood in one weekend, capturing over 2,000 emails and pre-orders.
Startup

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Published in Prototypr

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How to Become an Industrial Designer (When you’re also a Mechanical Engineer)

I want to become an inventor when I grow up! (Click here for a list of my favorite design tools!) I made this conclusion as early as I can remember. From age 5, my sketchbooks were filled with every wacky gadget, from multifunctional antenna laden brick phones to super top secret spy vehicles (so embarrassing). Many years later I found myself stuck and wondering: How on earth do I turn…

Design

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How to Become an Industrial Designer (When you’re also a Mechanical Engineer)
How to Become an Industrial Designer (When you’re also a Mechanical Engineer)
Design

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Published in The Startup

·Feb 28, 2022

What 750,000 followers on TikTok actually amounts to

I spent the past month interviewing over 30 famous content creators. Here’s what I learned. — I’m building the Creator Playground on my mission to help content creators on their journey from 0 to 1 million followers. As a startup founder, talking to these creators is the most important part of the process. …

Creator Economy

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What 750,000 followers on TikTok actually amounts to
What 750,000 followers on TikTok actually amounts to
Creator Economy

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Dec 10, 2021

Join another startup before starting your own

You’ll learn on someone else’s dime, acquiring a playbook you can use, and even improve upon. — An environment to observe, experiment, and make mistakes Before diving in headfirst with an idea of your own, you have to remember that a successful company rides on much more than a brilliant idea. The journey is long and arduous, and there are so many instances in which a company can either succeed or fail.

Startup

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Join another startup before starting your own
Join another startup before starting your own
Startup

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Published in Bootcamp

·Dec 10, 2021

Stop obsessing over your product idea, get obsessed with the problem instead.

Brainfood might still be alive and prospering today if our confidence was focused on the problem, not our solution. — Founders walk a fine line between crazy and genius. You’ve heard it before. That in order to make something from nothing, you have to possess irrational, unshakable confidence in your idea, right? I spent the past 2.5 …

Product

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Stop obsessing over your product idea, get obsessed with the problem instead.
Stop obsessing over your product idea, get obsessed with the problem instead.
Product

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Nov 15, 2021

From designer to founder: My biggest lessons, learnings, and pitfalls

I spent the past 2.5 years building Brainfood. My design foundation was a strength but also came with blind spots. — If you’re a designer, you’re already equipped with some of the most critical tools for building a company. You know how to build a damn good product. You understand the importance of customer discovery, talking to users, and the role it plays in the pursuit of product-market fit. These advantages…

Product Design

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From designer to founder: My biggest lessons, learnings, and pitfalls
From designer to founder: My biggest lessons, learnings, and pitfalls
Product Design

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Published in Prototypr

·Nov 12, 2021

Starting a company? Don’t quit your full-time job yet.

Time (or lack thereof) is the most powerful constraint. — Time and capital are your two greatest constraints At the inception of building a company, I’d argue that time is the more critical of the two. Constraints are the most powerful tool for keeping you disciplined, accountable, and maintaining forward momentum. If you feel like you’ve just struck gold with a startup idea, your first instinct might be…

Startup Advice

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Starting a company? Don’t quit your full-time job yet.
Starting a company? Don’t quit your full-time job yet.
Startup Advice

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Oct 4, 2021

I spent 2.5 years building Brainfood, solo. I urge you to find a co-founder.

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” — Brainfood was my fourth startup in the past 10 years. It was nothing short of a phenomenal journey and I still learned volumes. Lacking a co-founder turned out to be a major variable, and I’d love to give you four reasons to not go it alone. 1. You’ll never be the best at everything. As a designer, I…

Startup

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I spent 2.5 years building Brainfood, solo. I urge you to find a co-founder.
I spent 2.5 years building Brainfood, solo. I urge you to find a co-founder.
Startup

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Published in Van Dweller’s Digest

·Jul 31, 2021

Build or Buy a Campervan?

If you have the funds for either option, consider the following. — Building your own van is obviously more cost-effective, but there are two big variables to consider: the value of your time (and how much spare time you have), and whether or not you’ll actually enjoy the process. …

Vanlife

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Build or Buy a Campervan?
Build or Buy a Campervan?
Vanlife

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Syed Hemu Rahman

Syed Hemu Rahman

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Designer, founder @Brainfood, coffee nerd, and tiny van dweller www.shapingelements.com

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