Extreme Bootstrap and Extreme VC
There are two types of startups that make investors drool all over: those who don’t need the money and those who are bigger than life. I...
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Hire for Hunger
Everyone has that smart and talented friend who can achieve absolutely nothing. It’s the friend who was born with all the right traits...
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Shaping Past Memories
On Seinfeld, whenever George Costanza managed to pull a funny joke he would leave the room immediately. George knew that people would...
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Work-Life Imbalance
John Coltrane was the greatest saxophone player of all time. His friends recount him practicing the sax for 12 hours a day. His wife...
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Promoting Fast and Slow
Some flowers require a perfectly comfortable environment to thrive, others will only grow strong in harsh environments. Employees are...
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Back to Basics
Every so often your startup will grab you by the throat and drag you into a tough, complex, or plainly weird corner. When that happens I...
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Inside Facebook’s War Room
No one can guarantee success in war, but only deserve it. – Winston Churchill It’s a Monday during spring 2016. My team at Facebook walks...
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Never Lose Momentum
The greatest double-edged sword of startups is momentum. Very little can stop you when you have it. Very little can prevent your death...
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Every Startup is a Little Bit Broken
Every startup in existence is broken in multiple ways. Anyone who tells you otherwise about their startup is either delusional, lying, or...
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Source of Truth
Some books that changed me. Amp It Up - Expectations, urgency, and focus naturally erode over time. Maintaining and elevating them is a...
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Drivers and Passengers
On the road of life there are passengers and there are drivers. Drivers wanted. - Volkswagen There are two types of people: those who...
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The Dark Side of Startup Speed
No matter how great your startup is, moving too slowly is a sure way to lose. Moving fast is indeed incredibly important, except for when...
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Precision Hiring: Replace Bias With Accuracy
Believing that we are less biased than others is a common cognitive bias The day I looked my hiring bias in the eye still haunts me....
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The True Job of The Entrepreneur
What is the actual job of the entrepreneur? I asked 5 successful ones who mostly agreed that: The entrepreneur’s job is to make the...
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Radical Experimentation
Imagine that you are a superhero whose purpose in life is to save little startups from dying. What one superpower will you pick for the...
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How to Hire a CTO That You Won’t Need to Fire
Choosing a business partner impacts your business as much as choosing a life partner impacts your life. (that means a lot) Where can I...
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