Taylor Ryan – Your Customers Can Validate Your Startup Ideas, Talk to Them

<p><strong>BIO:</strong> Taylor Ryan is an American entrepreneur and a 6x startup founder with 13+ years of marketing and startup experience spread across 10 industries within large and small organizations.</p><p><strong>STORY: </strong>Taylor wanted to be financially independent straight from uni, but he graduated at the height of the economic crisis so that he couldn’t get a job. While networking, he met two guys who invited him to join their e-commerce startup in the food-tech niche. He joined them, and they created a fantastic platform but barely made any sales. Their mistake was creating a platform that no one needed.</p><p><strong>LEARNING:</strong> Talk to your ideal customer to find out if there is a need for your product. Make sure that you have monthly financial statements for your startup.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“There’s a ton of people selling products that there is no market for and without speaking to customers.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Taylor Ryan</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Guest profile</strong></h2><p>Taylor Ryan is an American entrepreneur living in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a</p><p>6x startup founder with 13+ years of marketing and startup experience spread across 10 industries within large and small organizations. His current projects include:</p><ul><li><a href="https://architecturequote.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ArchitectureQuote</a> - Saas platform for architects</li><li><a href="https://klintmarketing.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Klint</a> - Creative digital marketing and growth hacking agency</li><li><a href="https://growthsecrets.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">org</a> - Online digital marketing course</li><li><a href="https://taylorryan.io/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">io</a> - Public speaker, workshops, and innovation consulting</li></ul><br/><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><p>Taylor graduated in December of 2008 at the height of the economic recession. He