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NOTHING MATTERS

This isn’t a post about nihilism. What it’s saying is that most things don’t matter. Stop stressing about all the undone tasks and simply focus your energy on the one or two things that really matter. For Netflix founder Marc Randolph, this was differentiation and customers.

2023.10.20
marcrandolph.com4 min readTLDR Founders

WHAT LOOM AND KLAVIYO INDICATE ABOUT EXIT VALUATIONS

This article compares last round valuations in private markets to exit values. In both cases, the exit values amounted to less than the last private round - discounts of 38% & 20%. Is this a solid representation of the state of play in tech?

2023.10.18
tomtunguz.com2 min readTLDR Founders

USE INVERSION FOR BETTER DECISION-MAKING

It’s often easier to avoid making stupid decisions than it is to make excellent ones. Inversion thinking is a mental model that encourages you to invert problems and define what will lead to guaranteed failure. Now you have your guardrails and know what to avoid.

2023.10.16
fs.blog2 min readTLDR Founders

WHY AREN'T THERE MORE 80% JOBS?

4-day work weeks might feel like a stretch for a lot of founders, but what about 80% work weeks? In other words, 80% of the time, for 80% of the pay. A lot of operators would probably take this tradeoff in order to restore a bit of balance to their lives. For the salary cost of 4 employees at 40 hours, you get 5 employees at 32 hours. Why aren’t more people doing this?

2023.10.16
evertpot.com3 min readTLDR Founders