Here's my first attempt at using Figma to design a page for our SaaS product. The page shows logs of data being sent to our services which customers can draw insights from.

I hope you feel the same way about the visuals as me.
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ARR is a metric that all startups should be vigilant on, especially when scaling negative margins in the early days.

Focus on engagement metrics and retention instead.

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Don’t go to investors not knowing what you want.

Talking to investors make you feel important but what they want to see is how their money will help you hit those milestones and make you investable for the next round.

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People who don’t practice talking about their company and expecting to do a good job at it are delusional.

The biggest pitiful of communication is thinking you’re doing it.

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Stick to first principles when thinking about the market and your target customers.

What they're trying to achieve is way more important that what tools they are currently using to help them get there.

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The last thing investors want to hear is how your unique insight into a better UI is going to help you win.

Do your homework on what your competitors’ users are complaining about.

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When @yimingdothan told me he would be busy for the next few days in order to properly hand off his work as he off-boarded Snapchat to work full time together as cofounders, I knew he was the one.

Always look for decency in cofounders.

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It’s easy to get distracted from priorities because distractions are often an easy way out of executing hard tasks.

Be aware of what’re spending time on and stay focused.

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Never forget the original problem hypothesis that got you started. Stay rooted in your beliefs otherwise you’ll never make it to the final iteration.

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People often get too hung up on cofounder competence.

Having a team that nurtures a safe environment to grow and make mistakes is way more valuable than any prior experience someone else might bring.

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Entrepreneurs that have decided to go solo after experiencing a bad cofounder relationship: you don’t have what it takes.

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Sometimes the easiest decisions comes from avoid the hardest conversations.

Never stop talking to your cofounders.

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