RISKY BUSINESS: VENTURE SCALE VS. VENTURE RISK
Venture Capitalist Bryce Roberts examines the relationship between the scale of a venture and the associated risks, with a focus on how much capital is required to sustain it.
bryce.medium.com6 min read
TLDR FOUNDERS 2023-06-26
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01HEADLINES & TRENDS
AI AND THE BURDEN OF KNOWLEDGE
This article examines how Artificial Intelligence technologies can be used to help alleviate the increasing amount of knowledge that people and businesses are expected to acquire in order to stay competitive in their respective fields.
thegeneralist.substack.com12 min read
AIRBNB CEO'S FIRESIDE CHAT AT FIGMA CONFIG (10 MINUTE READ + VIDEO)
Brian Chesky offers valuable insights into how Airbnb has embraced a design-led approach, highlighting key aspects such as empowering designers, product marketing, design systems, and product release cycles. This discussion provides valuable information for understanding how Airbnb has fostered a culture of design excellence within the company.
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02STRATEGIES & TACTICS
HOW TO BUILD A HIGH-PERFORMING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING TEAM
This article provides advice on how to create an exceptional software engineering team that is highly productive and motivated. It includes tips on how to hire well, create a welcoming environment, promote collaboration, and empower team members to succeed.
archive.is6 min read
12 THINGS THAT DESTROY A ONE PERSON BUSINESS
This article provides an overview of twelve common challenges that single-person businesses face and how to avoid them in order to create a successful business.
archive.is7 min read
7-STEP EXERCISE TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT KPIS
Minimize bad decision making by tracking the right KPIs for your business.
threadreaderapp.com3 min read
03TOOLS & RESOURCES
04MISCELLANEOUS
20 BOOKS EVERY STARTUP FOUNDER SHOULD READ
Michael Houck lists out his top 20 books he feels founders should read to help maximize their success.
threadreaderapp.com7 min read
EXPERIENCE DOESN’T DEFINE SENIORITY
The article teaches that while having impressive coding skills is part of the equation, it's the ability to collaborate with the team and set goals that truly makes one a senior engineer.
archive.is4 min read
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE QUALITIES OF A "BAD" STARTUP CEO?
Jason Lemkin discusses the qualities of a bad startup CEO/founder in Silicon Valley that can lead to an unsuccessful venture, such as not being fully committed to the long-term success of the business, being too reactive and emotional, being dishonest, not being able to build great software, and being too slow.
saastr.com3 min read
05QUICK LINKS
HILARIOUS REPLY ALL INCIDENT & EMAIL ETIQUETTE LESSON (1 MINUTE READ + VIDEO)
It appears that JPMorgan recently experienced an incident where individuals were replying to everyone in the company. As founders, we can consider implementing certain rules, promoting proper etiquette, and providing training to prevent such occurrences in our own organization.
threadreaderapp.com
AN IPO FOR A PAINTING? THIS $55 MILLION MASTERPIECE IS GOING PUBLIC
The tech IPO market may be down but the art market continues to buck trends. This time, an actual painting is going to IPO which is potentially a very interesting precedent.
wsj.com6 min read