According to SaaStr founder and investor Jason Lemkin, entrepreneurs repeatedly stumble into the same predictable traps. His most cited mistake: founders drastically underestimate how long it takes to build a genuinely viable business. The reality stretches far beyond what most expect. Lemkin has compiled a list of ten critical errors first-time founders make—and how to avoid them.

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