Why customers stop before buying: a founder’s checklist
Before you post more, cut your price or try another platform, trace the last few people who could have bought from you. The step where they stopped tells you what to fix first.
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Customers, capital and visibility, explained step by step with worked examples you can use this week.
Pick the decision in front of you: your next customer, funding conversation or public story. Each guide includes an example you can use.
Before you post more, cut your price or try another platform, trace the last few people who could have bought from you. The step where they stopped tells you what to fix first.
Make any introduction easy to say yes or no to: name the milestone the money unlocks, label your evidence honestly, and research fit from the investor's own words.
A useful pitch explains what changed, why it matters to a specific audience and what a journalist can check. Here's how to test your story before building a media list.
When buyers or investors ask ChatGPT or Google about your startup, the answer draws on sources it trusts. Check where you stand and earn a mention.
Compliments don't tell you whether to build. Find the one assumption behind your next expense, talk to people about the last time they faced the problem, and run a small honest test.
When people keep asking what exactly you do, they're struggling to judge your offer. Name one buying situation, show the work they'd receive, and check that someone can explain it back.
Start with one recurring task you already understand, keep a person checking the result, and count the checking time honestly. Includes a worked rupee calculation.
A working demo shows the happy path. Before you pay for the build, ask for three demonstrations, count the work left after automation, and agree the handover.
The long-running Indian schemes, loans and grants worth knowing, with who each fits, what you get in rupees and how to apply. Start with your situation, not the biggest number.