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Where Founders Take “Figuring Out” as Seriously as Building ft. South Park Commons |Aditya & Prateek
- Published
- December 4, 2025
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- 53:51
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- Last updated
- Aug 23, 2026
Discusses Most conversations in startups begin at zero: what’s the idea, who’s the customer, how big is the ma…
Summary
Most conversations in startups begin at zero: what’s the idea, who’s the customer, how big is the market. But the stage before that, when you know you’re ready to be a founder yet the direction is still completely undefined. That strange, uncomfortable, high-potential zone Aditya Agarwal calls “minus one.”In this episode, Aditya and Prateek Mehta breaks d…
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Most conversations in startups begin at zero: what’s the idea, who’s the customer, how big is the market. But the stage before that, when you know you’re ready to be a founder yet the direction is still completely undefined. That strange, uncomfortable, high-potential zone Aditya Agarwal calls “minus one.”In this episode, Aditya and Prateek Mehta breaks down what happens in this “figuring out” stage. The questions people avoid, the habits that matter, and why some of the best companies begin lon