What's the biggest mistake you've made as a founder?

One big one - we tried to unnecessarily re-invent the wheel too many times, like designing our own onboarding flow and trying to define a new category. Learned over time that copying incumbents is part of the startup process, you have to pick what to innovate selectively in order to be able to spotlight those differentiators without getting lost in the details.

My biggest mistake is actually trying to Avoid mistakes by applying a specific framework. (lean ... ) Mistakes might be very different depends on products type. Sometimes trying to release as soon as possible can get you troubles but sometimes you have to release asap and go further to reach potential customers. Not Trying AB testing outbound vs inbound marketing for software based product.

OH GOD, so many mistakes. Overpaying employees and not negotiating influencer contracts.

did a lot of that

Waiting too long to start

Waiting for around 6 months for US registration when we could have started off with an Indian Company.

Not validating idea!

Doing more customer research early on and having more conversations with customers, investors, partners, and advisors. The more interactions I've had the more data I gather.

There are too many, but if I look at the recent times, not buying Dogecoin on time.

Settling for mediocrity in people I worked with. Always need to have everyone around you lift you up with their work ethic and capabilities.