Business Building
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Business Building
Here are (some) steps founders can take to get reporters to write about their companies (a thread). (Caveat: this thread is not exhaustive and really applies only to me)
✡️ Jon Shieber ✡️twitter.comA business doesn't need a mission, a vision, a guiding light, or a north star to stay in business. It doesn't need AI or this framework or that tech stack. It doesn't need an investor, a board, or the backing of X, Y, or Z.
It just needs to make more than it spends.
Jason Friedx.com
Email from Steve Jobs to Apple employees on the day it surpassed Microsoft to become largest tech firm
a fascinating example of humility and leadership
The Mom Test: How to Talk to Customers & Learn If Your Business Is a Good Idea When Everyone Is Lying to You
Rob Fitzpatrick • 6 highlights
amazon.comThe Messy Middle: Finding Your Way Through the Hardest and Most Crucial Part of Any Bold Venture
Scott Belskyamazon.com
I think we are trying to build a company that serves the people that use it rather than serves the company that we founded.
Ben Thompson • An Interview with Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger About Artifact
Steve Jobs gave one of his best interviews about building products back in 1995.
Anyone who wants to craft amazing products should watch it.
Here are 9 quotes from Jobs that really resonated with me:
