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$1B breakup fee (3x the money raised by Figma due in 3 days) and the impact on the direction of both Figma and Adobe can’t be underestimated. Really thoughtful observations on what it might mean. Only time will tell.
AI technology is transforming businesses in various industries. IBM’s VP of Software and Technology Raj Datta and Director of Startups Kylie Rutherford share how AI is changing the game for companies of all sizes, presenting some use cases and various products.
This is a fascinating teardown of an investor report on ServiceNow from 2012 betting against the company. It’s interesting to see how, despite common wisdom and deep research, life delivers something else. Today, the company has a market cap of over $140bn. A useful reminder if you’ve heard “No” from investors to keep moving forward anyway.
We’re coming up to the end of the year. We’re trying to reflect on the year behind us, make plans for the next, and take a break, all at the same time. Prioritize the last bit, if you can. It helps with perspective.
Instead of being a reactive function, data is having an ops renaissance and becoming much more of a star player. Here are some insights on how Zoominfo structures its team in order to scale the use of data without increasing the headcount of the data team.
The impact of Ozempic (both real and potential future) cannot really be estimated. Beyond the health and economic impact, what about the cultural ones? The mind reels at the possibilities of how a startup founder might take advantage of this significant shift.
Well, not really, but the industry is certainly having a bad time. Spotify recently laid off 17% of its workforce, citing overspending on podcasting throughout 2021 and 2022 and the resulting underperforming impact on revenues.
The faster you do things, the faster you learn. Speed as an essential ingredient to success has been the prevailing narrative in startups for a while. This article explores perspectives on speed from successful founders.
Jason Fried has bucked many trends and built a prolific company in the form of 37Signals. Given that we’re not in the “free money” reality anymore, his advice and take hits home far better than during the heady days of 2021.
Bad hires are expensive. Bad hires that stay at the company for a long time are really expensive. This article breaks down some characteristics and behaviors you can be mindful of when assessing your employees.
OnlyCFO is a newsletter for, you guessed it, CFOs. This yearly roundup brings together the most popular articles categorized by what founders want to learn.
Being a founder is stressful. At times, that stress can seem overwhelming. Having something that mentally takes you away from the day-to-day becomes essential. This article shares the story of one founder who used gardening as a tool to manage stress during the acquisition of their company.
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As a founder, you’re constantly exposed to new things. You’ll never be an expert at all of them. Deploying the beginner's mind in order to accelerate your learning in the face of new challenges and failing like an expert are important behaviors to nurture. This blog breaks down a few of these mental models.
While things have been frothy in the AI space, we’re still barely a year into this new world order and the really interesting silicon has yet to hit. However, the competitive landscape is shaping up to be cutthroat and everyone is gunning for Nvidia.
Knowing when you run out of cash is important. Without it, you can’t create a workback plan. Communicating this date to investors also helps align expectations and gives you something to work towards and beat–by raising funding or improving revenue.
By now, we’ve all heard the rules around making great decks. No more than 10 slides, keep it concise, and no videos. It’s interesting looking back at these early decks from 10 successful companies and seeing how their decks break all of this known wisdom.
From AI Dating to ZIRP, TikTok Shop to Vision Pro. These predictions from former Index Partner turned SoloGP highlight what might be in store next year.
Marketplaces have been a dominating business model over the last two decades. Here’s a breakdown from a16z sharing its thoughts on how AI will impact this company type. A central theme is all around personalizing the experience for both sides of the marketplace.
This article gives a by-the-numbers look at how Series A financings are looking going into 2024. The news is so-so; we’re reverting to the mean so no crazy highs and no crazy lows. Honestly, things are just sane.
nCino is a big fintech player. It is at almost $500m in ARR, with 1,850 customers, now growing a modest but steady 19%, and it has gotten pretty efficient. Here are some highlights that underpin its growth.
In this article, Dave Kellogg, EIR at Balderton Capital, discusses the problem with SaaS metrics, specifically the reliance on vanity metrics that fail to capture the true health and growth of a company.
Signs are pointing to a potential comeback or at least that we’re not going to get clobbered by a recession. Your company right-sized, weathered the storm - now how do you measure yourself in a downturn as you look to raise or scale? Here are some of the things to think about as we’re in the downturn and how to think about going beyond.
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AI has been in the spotlight throughout 2023. As we round out the years, what’s really happened? This article highlights the key trends that have defined AI in 2023.
In a world abundant with technology and choices for consumers, the differentiator will be taste and form. Your tech can’t simply be good tech, it needs to show craft and artisanry. This blog explores a few examples around us today that do it successfully.
This podcast dives into failure, an overlooked source of wisdom. The episode stitches together over 100 stories from founders who failed. Smart people learn from their mistakes, but the real sharp ones learn from the mistakes of others.
Advice often comes in the form of someone giving you their winning lottery ticket number, and that’s not always helpful. Most advice is flawed. It’s your job to listen to it and decide which elements of the advice are true for your situation.
One bad day might be a blessing in disguise - you just don’t know. This blog post gives an account from the original bubble days about someone who got ousted just before the bubble burst. Turns out it was a good thing. Hindsight is always 20/20.
From the for-once-some-good-news department, the folks at Collab Fund break down some heartening news - global population growth and a variety of other “good signs” indicate we’re in the midst of a rebound. Let’s take it.
People tend to think of startups as creating something from nothing, but it’s more like finding order in chaos, and given the changes in the funding environment, the variables within that chaos are a little different compared to previous years. This read is a healthy reminder that fundraising is not the goal - it's just one of many levers you can pull in order to chart a course towards an outcome.
This article offers some high-level research on the biggest factors that are causing the risk teams at large tech companies to lose sleep. Some of them seem far from the startup world, but it’s curious to see that the majority will likely also be felt by small company founders.
The evolving landscape of startup investing is a mix of diverse ideas and methodologies. The crowded field makes it difficult for founders to navigate. This post chats with insights from 8 unicorn founders to hopefully make some sense of it all.
Stripe’s advisor and former COO Claire Johnson published a book earlier this year called “Scaling People” designed to be an operating manual for culture and hiring. This interview with Johnson breaks down some of the key highlights from the book, including the impact of brand, onboarding, and soft power.
Modern sales successfully defines the buyer journey and aligns the sales process to it. You’re setting yourself up for failure if you don’t spend a meaningful portion of time defining your customer and developing a deep understanding of the way they search for and buy products.
What signals should you look out for that might suggest you’re ready to start to diversify your product offering, and more so, how? This article highlights six different types of product expansion in increasing levels of difficulty based on these vectors.
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Earlier on in your company life cycle things are generally simpler. You have one product, solving one pain, and a small team running it. As you grow, things get more complex, but it’s that layer of complexity and pursuing multiple strategies at the same time that delivers outsized value. This article explores some examples of companies that failed to juggle multiple strategies and paid the price.