founders-guide

Founders Guide: Thoughts on Wartime Hiring

(Note: this one is from the archives, originally written back in April 2021.

Sep 26 •

Founder's Guide: Why should you only have one target demographic?

I recently had a conversation with my co-founder that went something like this:

Jul 12 •

Founder's Guide: The Importance of Brand Moats

I'm a technical person.

Jul 7 •

Founder's Guide: The Importance of Explicitly Delegating Power

Here's a not-quite-correct summary of a lot of political philosophy:

Apr 9 •

Founder's Guide: Finding the Right Idea

There's a saying in Silicon Valley: first time founders focus on product, second time founders focus on distribution.

Apr 3 •

A Founder's Guide: The Importance of Organizational Structure

Why corporate bureaucracy is good, actually

Nov 29, 2023 •

A Founder's Guide: Organizations as Systems

Written February, 2023. Published May, 2023.

May 19, 2023 •

A Founder's Guide: Collaboration at Google

Written Feb, 2022. Published March, 2022.

Mar 1, 2022 •

A Founder's Guide: Communication at Google

Written Jan, 2022. Published Feb, 2022.

Feb 1, 2022 •

A Founder's Guide: Google from the Outside

Written Jan, 2022. Published Feb, 2022.

Feb 1, 2022 •

A Founder's Guide: Corkscrew Development

Written Jan, 2022. Published Jan, 2022.

Jan 1, 2022 •

A Founder's Guide: Thoughts on Moats

Written April, 2021. Published Aug, 2021.

Aug 1, 2021 •

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