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How to use this guide

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Table of Contents:

Introduction

Section 1: Start With Strategy

Section 2: Fund What Matters First

Section 3: Validate Before You Build

Section 4: Lean Tech Stack

Section 5: Smart People to Learn From

Section 6: When (and How) to Ask for Help

Section 7: Founder Blueprint Worksheet

Before You Go