how I’d build a startup
the stack: @braintrustdata @turbopuffer @supabase and @aisdk <3
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Vincent van der Meulenx.comThe biggest challenge in building a great company is the culture. Antonio Linares success in investing proves that, Google’s AI switch proves that to and I would think that every time a company has turned around the culture was changed e.g Intecom.
You'll hear it again and again, the easiest way to empathize with your users is to be the canonical user yourself. I tend to subscribe to this idea, which is unfortunate because it means I have hundreds of apps installed on my phone at any point in time, just trying to keep up with the product zeitgeist.
Remains of the Day • Status as a Service
on the importance of a singular vision and good judgment
Principles of how to build a product
building products is all about tradeoffs. wholeheartedly recommend coming up with a set of principles that you can refer to whenever something is in doubt and you need criteria to evaluate a decision. these were the principles we came up with at sublime
Obsess over perfection.
If you are designing something that a customer is going to use or that will represent us in public, it’s not good enough unless it’s flawless and extraordinary.
Especially in software, many situations have winner-take-all dynamics due to network effects and switching costs. Being the winner means being in the
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a vendor who does not consistently
and voluntarily quote its lowest price to our buyers will be permanently discontinued as a purchasing source for Costco
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I think this also why the Apple culture of secret works so well. On your most important values there can be no second chances. If I let you do it this once, then you'll do it again