Building 0-1
The future is self-employed
New businesses formed in the US 🚀
2019: 3.5 million
2020: 4.4 million
2021: 5.4 million
2022: 5.1 million
Only about 1/3rd of the applications filed in 2021 are for businesses deemed likely... See more
KPtwitter.comThere is no heaven for newthings. There is no Hall of Fame. There is only memory and change. Nothing (the opposite of newthing) and no one are immune.
The goal of newthing is to live as long as possible while staying true. The longer it does this, the stronger and more itself it will become.
The goal of newthing is to live as long as possible while staying true. The longer it does this, the stronger and more itself it will become.
How to Get and Evaluate Startup Ideas | Startup School
youtube.comSecond-Time Founder Anxiety
ryanhoover.me
Turns out no amount of fundraising, press, buzz, amazing employees, and/or cool tech guarantees you product market fit.
Michael Seibelx.comThis is the overall promise of your startup. Expert level performance through appropriate use of your software to speed up a defined part of a businesses’ key workflow.
Oji Udezue • Where to fish to land a Unicorn (in B2B SaaS)
The beginning is not with an idea but with the feeling towards an idea. Something you feel but do not know. It makes you anxious and gives you somersaults inside if you try to explain.
If you ignore this feeling it will go away, finding another soul open to its directions.
If you pay too much attention it will also go away, being made nervous by such... See more
If you ignore this feeling it will go away, finding another soul open to its directions.
If you pay too much attention it will also go away, being made nervous by such... See more
I don't have any 2024 startup predictions, but I do have a pocket guide for you ...
This was 100% inspired by YC's pocket guide.
H/T @mwseibel
A lot of advice I gave this batch was some version of noticing that one thing the company was doing was working, and encouraging them to prune everything else and focus on that one thing.
For example, it's reasonable to try 5 different ways to get users, but if one of them works best, you should probably pause the other... See more
Jared Friedmanx.com