Scaling and Operating
A study of the motions that scale companies
Scaling and Operating
The Silicon Valley small business, the SV-SB, is a hybrid of sorts — it intertwines small business values and discipline with big tech know-how and ambition.
- Founding teams may look like that of a “traditional” Silicon Valley startup. They’re native to Silicon Valley ethos, skills, and playbooks. But , beneath the surface, they’re different. You
Anu • Rise of the Silicon Valley Small Business
Increases optionality, focus, and operating execution
Decisions are not constrained by external capital but but staying lean
most businesses don’t last forever, and they don’t need to.
Anu • The Generational Business Trap
Accept the entropy and the ephemeral nature of operating in a given entity
company-building cliches that are true (so true, it's tempting to overlook them.)
1/ high-performing people are very responsive
2/ feedback is a gift
3/ the reward for good work is more work
4/ people don’t leave companies, they leave... See more
Brie Wolfsonx.comI’m a fan of companies that operate like studios with the awareness that they’ll create a series of seasonal hits and try to capture value along the way. The assumption of seasonality could be wrong (and one or more of these hits endures much longer), but that ends up being a good problem to have.
Anu • The Generational Business Trap
Reflections on Pedra & Felix