On building of All Trades

There are different paths to success in the building of a startup, and it’s important to choose the one that aligns with your goals and values. Do you want to build the biggest business possible, or do you want to build a business you’re proud of and want to continue working at?

Lenny Rachitsky • Jason Fried challenges your thinking on fundraising, goals, growth, and more

Learning to thrive in a resilient culture is essential. Being indoctrinated into a rigid and fragile mindset is not.

Manipulation, indoctrination and addiction

Every. Single. One. of the startups that I've worked with have some

co-founder (or early team) dynamic that implicitly shapes their lasting culture.

These practices may be well-known and honored, or they may be hard-coded yet unspoken (like the pie in my story above). Either way, they are a part of the company’s DNA — its nature.

As an Ops Leader, s... See more

Amanda Schwartz Ramirez • Find the sacred pie

There’s wisdom to not talking about our goals. See Derek Sivers TED Talk. It could make you feel closer to your achievement than you are. But a spoken goal, the big one you feel in your bones, the one you’re afraid to say out loud because to not achieve it would be crushing. That takes courage. We reward courage by rooting for you. Some people call... See more

Kyle Thiermann • How can people root for you?

I’m not one to build in public, but there’s utility in making sure it’s known how people can root for you.

Ascending the ladder of success often requires a courageous leap into the unknown. Confronting fears head-on is paramount to overcoming obstacles and achieving ambitious goals. Business is a dynamic landscape, and the ability to pivot swiftly is essential for staying ahead. Embracing change and adapting to new challenges can transform setbacks into

Self-discovery is all about diving deep and uncovering who you are and what you truly want from life. It’s about finding the principles, passions, and goals that are uniquely rewarding and fulfilling to you.

The aim is not to change into someone else, but to become more of who you already are. To chart a course that is genuinely yours, that brings j

You can’t be a hoarder of power within an organization. Once you get to a point where you feel like something is ready for lots of scale, get comfortable with letting it go so you can move on to the next building challenge.

23 Tactical Company Building Lessons, Learned From Scaling Stripe & Notion

Founders that step away grow their startup; find a team to trust and then share the power to increase your scaling velocity.

Treat your company culture like a product, where your employees are the customers. Rather than preserving the established culture, founders should iterate on cultural principles and values to meet the evolving needs of a growing team. Document, iterate, and clarify cultural elements to reflect past, present, and future aspirations.

Zigging vs. zagging: How HubSpot built a $30B company | Dharmesh Shah (co-founder/CTO)