how I’d build a startup
Education and practitioner networks
We’re seeing a lot of new venture funded education communities, but here once more is a reason to be more excited about bottom-up community-driven businesses. What happens when groups of independent teachers or consultants who are already chatting have shared interfaces to formalize, quote, and invoice? In the
Subpixel Space • Come for the Network, Pay for the Tool
Culture is the deepest moat one can create.
Soleio from indie interview
That’s the environment. But the white pill is that substance, can cut through even more. The people genuinely yearn for the next Apple. Care, craft, a love of the arts.
Give it to them. Give it to them forreal, not just the cosplay.
You’ll find there’s no playbook. It can’t be copied. It’s a lot harder. But you won’t feel gross.
Give it to them. Give it to them forreal, not just the cosplay.
You’ll find there’s no playbook. It can’t be copied. It’s a lot harder. But you won’t feel gross.
Reggie James • Tweet
But time and scale and riches and glories later. We now see what I generally call “meta-startups”
Their only goal is playing the game. They have no vision beyond attention and scale. They have no sense of impact or betterment. All romanticism is gone.
Their only goal is playing the game. They have no vision beyond attention and scale. They have no sense of impact or betterment. All romanticism is gone.
Reggie James • Tweet
One of the most important skills to learn as a founder is how to use Mixpanel—especially with a very small sample size. This is not something you can delegate because only you will be obsessed enough to make sure your insights are valid.
Almost everyday I see founders get deluded into... See more
Nikita Bierx.comthe stack: @braintrustdata @turbopuffer @supabase and @aisdk <3
app store soon!
Vincent van der Meulenx.comwe need social approval to adopt new technology. for example, ever wonder why do people feel awkward recording voice messages on public?
this happened before with earphones when people were fighting the notion of being crazy while they were speaking without holding a phone near the face. same is going to happen with... See more
danyx.comSolving a problem for your user is great, but easing their cognitive dissonance can have a much greater emotional impact.
There is likely something that your user wants more than just a solution.
There is likely something that your user wants more than just a solution.