Reconsider
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Reconsider
Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley
Antonio Garcia Martinez • 1 highlight
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This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World
Yancey Strickler • 1 highlight
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Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
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A decade ago, I was only a couple of years into my venture career. I believed that growth and progress were synonymous – in an industry where scale was the ultimate target, platforms that achieved it were glorified. A decade later, I have learned that success is more nuanced, and we have to take accountability for the outcomes we encourage. New dom... See more
Mario Gabriele • Modern Meditations: Rebecca Kaden (Union Square Ventures)
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Funding models explain why it’s so hard to rely on software services long-term. In the VC model, 90%+ of startups fail - in other words, the companies are built to die, to be acquired, or to become crappy in the pursuit of growth-at-all-costs.
The bootstrap vs. raise VC is a false dichotomy - it's a spectrum and founders need more options.
