Pro Studio Time Cofounder Shares Startup Lessons.

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Pro Studio Time Cofounder Shares Startup Lessons

In a new episode of The New Build, Pro Studio Time cofounder Sam Rudy explains how he moved from spotting a problem to building the solution. Topics include validating demand before a prototype, why deep domain expertise outperforms big ideas, what “boring is back” means for niche founders, and the single most common reason startups fail.

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