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Sep 2022
24m 33s

20(ish)-Minute Skills: The Concierge MVP

Brian Scordato | Tacklebox
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Today's episode discusses the Concierge MVP, an indispensable tactic early stage entrepreneurs can use to get the feedback of a full product without the money and time required to build one. We go through the 4-step method that'll get you data from customers you can use to raise funding, hire, or recognize the opportunity actually isn't worth your time. 

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