I'm Michael Pryor, Co-founder of Trello. AMA!

[michaelpryor]

@FrancoG32

What would you recommend to a startup like ours? focus on better UX/UI to make it easier, launch more features than the competitor, make it simple, focus on one thing and do it great, integrate with other software, focus on mobile…there’re so many things to do that it becomes really hard to prioritize, especially with a small team. I know it’s hard to give feedback from outside but any ideas would be appreciated.

Early on, my recommendation would be to find the people that you think are a great target market for you and honestly - just build what they want. I think for vertical solutions like this, that’s the simplest cycle. Just be careful that you continue to find new customers that fit that bill (vs. just continuing to rely on the one to guide you).