Why saying no to revenue might be your startup's best decision
“And I think the balancing act that you're doing, in addition to doing all this, is that you don't wanna find the wrong customers.”
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And I think the balancing act that you're doing, in addition to doing all this, is that you don't wanna find the wrong customers. And this is a really weird thing to say, but you don't want revenue at all costs. You want the right type of revenue that's gonna drive your company forward. And we did get some customers at the beginning that ultimately took the product in the wrong direction. It's super hard to know this ahead of time, but you have to be kind of constantly reassess. Am I selling to the right people? If not, you sort of you cut it. You literally say, sorry. We're we've closed we've shut down this product. This is we no longer sell this. We're focusing on this segment now. We're focusing on this product. We're focusing on this approach.
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StackOne's co-founders explain the counterintuitive strategy of turning away customers and revenue when they don't align with your product vision. They share how early customers led them in the wrong direction and why they had to make the tough decision to shut down product lines and refocus on the right market segment.
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This challenges the common startup wisdom of pursuing revenue at all costs by advocating for strategic customer selection even when it means walking away from money.
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