The document lists 11 valuable lessons the author learned from his failed startup, including that connections are more important than money, marketing requires funding, validating customer hypotheses can be difficult for B2B models, and that "Lean Startup" does not mean treating it as a hobby. It also notes the importance of building the right team, getting enough rest, understanding one's role, using analytics, and being careful with side projects and government grants or loans.

1. Vocabulary Notebook
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2. 1) CONNECTIONS ARE WORTH MORE THAN MONEY

3. 2) YOU WILL NEED MONEY FOR MARKETING

4. 3) MAKE SURE YOU GET ENOUGH REST

5. 4) REMEMBER WHAT YOUR ROLE SHOULD BE

6. 5) BE SURE TO BUILD THE RIGHT TEAM

7. 6) ANALYTICS ARE CRUCIAL

8. 7) VALIDATING YOUR HYPOTHESIS WITH THE REAL
CUSTOMER MAY BE VERY DIFFICULT IN SOME B2B
MODELS

9. 8) “BEING INTERESTED” AND “PAYING” ARE VERY
DIFFERENT

10. 9) BE CAREFUL WITH SIDE PROJECTS

11. 10) BE VERY CAREFUL WITH GOVERNMENT
GRANTS AND / OR LOANS

13. EXTRA) “LEAN STARTUP” DOES NOT MEAN “IT’S
A HOBBY”

14. Vocabulary Notebook
http :/ / b log .romen rg.com - @romen rg
blog.romenrg.com/blog/2015/03/17/10-plus-1-valuable-lessons-i-learned-from-my-failed-startup/
Romén Rodríguez Gil
C E O
2 0 1 5