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MVPÕd an idea. Failed. Iteration time

tl;dr - Just a quick post to detail my recent venture with an idea I MVP’d. I kept it as Òlean startupÓ as possible and am pulling the plug. Here’s what I did and lessons learned. I MVP’d a product and tried to validate an idea for a subscription box over the last week. I’m pulling the plug and plan on pivoting over the weekend. The idea: A subscription box service for premium men’s lifestyle products. The catch is that it’d be focused on products that startups/entrepreneurs have (or are) building. In a sense, a way for those that Òhave made itÓ to give back by buying startup products. But it’d be limited to somewhat luxury and unique products - Woodies are a good example. Ideally, there would be a submission process for startups to submit their product to be included in an upcoming box. The process: Day 1 - Buy the domain (~$8). Start an Unbounce landing page trial (free) and build out an initial page. Spend most of the day refining the idea and writing copy. My call to action - a but

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