99 Pieces of Unsolicited, (Possibly) Ungooglable Startup Advice

YOUR STARTUP IS NOT YOUR HORCRUX A list of 40+ guidelines I've learned about being a founder, while serving as an (imperfect) 2-time founder & CEO, early-employee-COO, advisor, and investor. CURATE YOUR TRIBE “Founder-friendly” often means “we’ll do whatever it takes to win a deal, including offering excessively generous terms to the company and f... See more

Recently I’ve gotten a lot of inbound from new grads asking for career advice, so I wrote down a list of things I wish I’d internalized sooner. The key thing: being precocious has an expiration date. Threading the note in its entirety: https://t.co/dW7DAcmyng

• Don’t be afraid to zig when others zag. Canva made contrarian but conviction-driven decisions like staying private longer, avoiding outside leadership hires, and building a Swiss Army Knife product when conventional wisdom favored single-purpose tools. Staying true to your vision can be a key advantage.

• Canva employees have coaches, rather than

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