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SWOT for startups

Lesson 6 of 8 · 4 min read

SWOT (Strengths · Weaknesses · Opportunities · Threats) gets a bad rap because it's used badly. Used right, it's a 30-minute reality check.

Honest version: be brutal. "Founders haven't sold B2B before" is a real weakness. "Big competitor launches similar product" is a real threat. Pretty SWOTs lie.

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