October21-Poem: Candy, Candyman & Candy Machine

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POEM: Candy, Candy Machine & Candyman

[MAKING KIDDOs 👶 (CUSTOMERS) SMILE…😀]

^Img Credit at bottom of page

CANDY = product, CANDY MACHINE = startup and CANDYMAN = team)

——START INFINITE LOOP——

meanwhile..the kid cried give me the CANDY!!! ^^

hmm.. CHOCOLATE ^^^, that’s not CANDY!!! ..hmm.. IF I build the candy machine, I get to EAT ALL THE CANDY 🤩

meanwhile..the kid cried give me the CANDY!!! ^^

hmm.. DEVELOPER MACHINE ^^^, that’s not CANDY MACHINE ..hmm.. IF I learn the candy man, I can CANDY THE CHOCOLATE 🤩

meanwhile..the kid cried give me the CANDY!!! ^^

hmm.. HANDYMAN ^^^, that’s not CANDY MAN ..hmm.. IF I re-build the candy machine, I can MAKE THE CANDY 🤩

meanwhile..the kid cried give me the CANDY!!! ^^

——— LOOP AGAIN ——

At the end of the day what matters? Step1: “Build -> Learn (Works?)” Step2: “Repeat step1” - said every Entrepreneur

• 3 Learnings from each verse
  • Verse1: It’s backwards, build something customers want, build something you want as your own user (build for your own itch, eat your own dog food)
  • Verse2: Fail fast. Lack of product market fit reinforces pivoting your everything (candy the chocolate)
  • Verse3: Redo what’s not working in the startup: team, product & market (redo candymachine)

Notes:

• ^Image Credit: Vintage vector created by freepik - www.freepik.com
• ^^ (get’s rehearsed with vigor in chorus)
• ^^^ (give an expression)