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Cool episode! I really liked how they admitted that not all of the music they release are hits and that they make a lot of mistakes. I was also surprised to hear that music streami…

Thanks for posting this @spark3k. I'm the founder of Receiptful and happy to answer any questions here. :)

If that's the case, I'm happy to issue a full refund, no questions asked. There's a major difference between trying to scam someone and pushing the boundaries to validate (and de-r…

You did read that we never took anybody's money, right?

You realize that the title is obviously exaggerated and that I didn't gain $4000 on day one. I did however gain the kind of validation that eventually allowed me to gain $4000 in c…

Sure, I could have just done customer interviews without requiring CC details. I truly believe that this feedback is however still hit-or-miss and we might've optimized for the wro…

Well, that's like reactive transparency. For some people this means that I / we have broken their trust and any future relationship is thus dependent on earning back that trust. Be…

Just to be 100% clear: we never took any money for anything we didn't have. When we eventually opened the doors to our V1, there was actually something there and only at that point…

Sure, maybe that is a worthwhile trade-off to consider for anyone considering something similar in future.

I'd like to clarify two things: 1) The intention was always to produce the videos / content. And it still is too (we have just deprioritized this and tweaked the roadmap from our i…

This isn't excusing bad behaviour at all. In fact, I've been very up-front about the fact that this technique relies on deception and that I didn't like that bit. I stick to what I…

Do I think that this technique can be refined? For sure. :) One of the reasons for publishing this and being open about how this worked is to be a catalyst for a conversation aroun…

Responded to your comment on there now. :)

You'll see in the article that Kickstarter or crowdfunding would not have validated this idea, as the difference between backing / pre-ordering / investing in a product versus purc…

I love this from Abraham Lincoln: http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/281050-you-can-please-some-o... The reality is: Yes, angry customers are never good for business or brand building…

I (the so called "author") also bootstrapped WooThemes successfully to grow to more than 100k+ paying customers, 500k+ users, a team of 33 and 10-figures in revenues. :)

I don't agree. Whether you're a solo founder or have 10 co-founders, you won't succeed if you're building something that no one wants. You can get customer validation regardless of…

Talented people are also attracted to working on something they're passionate about and having the freedom to execute on that passion. :) And not all businesses needs to be set up …

I've done both and I can definitely attest that outsourcing the technical bits of your new startup is beyond tricky. It is however not impossible. The point here is that taking a t…

I agree. I think the biggest consideration with this should be the potential opportunity cost (equity, control and the risk of future fall-outs) of taking on co-founders. And in a …

I am saying "don't chase failure". I'm also saying that learning from success is just as important as learning from our mistakes. Similarly, I'm not convinced that the startup comm…