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3–2–1 Traction

3–2–1 Traction: Is AI a bubble? Also, original pitches suck!

The cyclical process of validation, learning by doing, extending your runway, and more!

3 min readMar 29, 2023

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Josh David Miller
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3–2–1 Traction

Disengaged customers, creative destruction, and the competition we ignore

There’s no real theme today, but I hope you enjoy. When you’re done, let me know what you think.

4 min readMar 28, 2023

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Disengaged customers, creative destruction, and the competition we ignore

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Josh David Miller
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3–2–1 Traction

Validated learning, how not to waste your life, and what we can learn from Ikea

3–2–1 Traction: “procrastivity”, data from customers, and the impact on creativity of smelling your own farts.

5 min readMar 7, 2023

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Josh David Miller

Find your first customer with the early adopter pyramid

A common problem for early-stage startups is that they have a huge market.

2 min readJul 24, 2022

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Josh David Miller

The top 10 most common startup mistakes

Startups are risky AF, but most startups aren’t murdered. They commit suicide.

2 min readJul 23, 2022

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Josh David Miller

When running a startup, never just “see what happens”

If you run an experiment to see what happens, you’ll always succeed…in seeing what happens.

2 min readJul 22, 2022

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Josh David Miller

Startups done right: How to co-create your product with your customer.

Founders take what they know (and what they assume) about how established companies and teams operate, and then overlay that onto startups.

2 min readJul 21, 2022

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Josh David Miller

The kind of pivot you’re not listening for — but you should be

In 2008, a small pivot transformed a mediocre startup into a $1bn unicorn.

2 min readJul 20, 2022

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Josh David Miller

This can dramatically impact your chances of success — and most startups get it backward

Every founder asks how to find customers for their product.

2 min readJul 19, 2022

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Josh David Miller

How Alder’s Razor can help you focus on what matters in your startup

1 in 5 startups fail due to aimlessness.

2 min readJul 18, 2022

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Josh David Miller

Josh David Miller

I’m JDM, aka the shredder of business models. I’ll help you go to market and find traction for your startup — or fail fast trying.

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