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Premature scaling

Premature scaling

A mistake usually made is trying to scale the product before it became product market fit. Most start-ups need 2-3X more time to validate the market than expected. Early adopters is not the same with the market and the danger of early traction because of the revenue generated by early adopters is big.

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