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Giving Your Startup an Identity
Season 5 · Episode 209

Giving Your Startup an Identity

Today, we’re talking about startup identity—why you need one, and how it makes every decision you face way easier. We’ll talk swimming and nervous systems, walk through the Decision Equation, and help our good friend Carl figure out which customer to start with for his AI tool that helps adults learn Spanish. Then we’ll wrap with a simple framework to help you clearly define your startup’s identity. It’s practical, a little weird, and really important. On to it.

Idea to Startup · Brian Scordato, Brian Scordato | Tacklebox

February 11, 202625m 31s

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Show Notes

Today, we’re talking about startup identity—why you need one, and how it makes every decision you face way easier. We’ll talk swimming and nervous systems, walk through the Decision Equation, and help our good friend Carl figure out which customer to start with for his AI tool that helps adults learn Spanish. Then we’ll wrap with a simple framework to help you clearly define your startup’s identity. It’s practical, a little weird, and really important. On to it.

Timestamps

00:30 Your Startup Identity
01:30 How to Swim
04:17 How to Learn Something New
06:34 Re-learning How to Make Decisions
08:45 Tacklebox 
09:15 Carl’s Idea - AI for Learning Spanish
13:13 The Decision Equation
14:15 Picking a Customer
19:30 Identity: Your Decision Filter
21:30 Four Identity Exercises
24:13 The End: What Do You Want?

Topics

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