The Startup Ideas Podcast
The best businesses are built at the intersection of emerging technology, community, and real human needs.
Do the Boring Stuff Up Front
Invest time in research, setup, and system building before executing, to achieve dramatically better results with less ongoing effort
Decision Rule
If you'll do a task more than 3 times, invest in researching the best approach and creating reusable systems first
How It Works
Front-loading research and setup creates compound returns through better quality outputs and reduced future effort per task
Failure Modes
Skipping research and getting mediocre results repeatedly
Over-engineering setup for tasks you'll rarely repeat
Not updating systems as you learn better approaches
Example Decision
“Instead of prompting Claude for landing pages repeatedly, research successful copywriting patterns, create brand voice skill, then generate high-quality pages with minimal prompts”