Nothing crazy - though I have studied 'startup' methodology and worked in some which has helped shape my opinions. For example, learning to pitch a startup is

Nothing crazy - though I have studied 'startup' methodology and worked in some which has helped shape my opinions. For example, learning to pitch a startup is valuable IMO. At the start it doesn't seem to make much sense - why these details, but not others... but by the end you start to understand the questions investors want answered: 1) What is the problem? 2) What is your solution? 3) How do you make money? 4) How much money could you make? 5) Are you the right people to actually build this? 6) What is this going to cost to invest in? https://www.ycombinator.com/library/2u-how-to-build-your-seed-round-pitch-deck https://www.ycombinator.com/library/2u-how-to-build-your-see... The rest of it is from running a business, and understanding that businesses need a way to attract customers (typically paid) and idealy make, or have a plan to make, more money than it costs to aquire and service a customer.