Startup Advice
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Startup Advice
A PM I once worked with was struggling to persuade somebody of something. I told him to ask them the question, “What data would I have to show you to get you to change your mind?” If they didn’t have a clear answer, then he would know this was an idea they held on faith, a bit like a religious belief. No amount of data can sway a person from their... See more
Deb Liu • Changing Your Mind
Time to Value is a metric that considers the amount of time required after starting to use a product for the user/customer/buyer to begin experiencing meaningful results.
For example, if you buy a car and drive it off the lot, the TTV value — let’s call it a TTV ratio — is basically 1:1. You buy the car, you start driving to where you want to go,... See more
For example, if you buy a car and drive it off the lot, the TTV value — let’s call it a TTV ratio — is basically 1:1. You buy the car, you start driving to where you want to go,... See more
A Powerful New Metric for Evaluating a Startup’s Potential for Success
It takes less effort to interview three times as many people as it does to turn a mediocre performer into a star.
nametwitter.comIf you don’t have time to clean up, you don’t have time to cook
Professionals understand that the project is the whole project, not simply the fun or urgent or interesting part of the work.
There are countless productive shortcuts along the way. But not finishing the project isn’t one of them.
Professionals understand that the project is the whole project, not simply the fun or urgent or interesting part of the work.
There are countless productive shortcuts along the way. But not finishing the project isn’t one of them.
If you don’t have time to clean up, you don’t have time to cook
i have thought about this hacker news comment nearly every day since november ninth twenty seventeen https://t.co/mz5auDBkKl
sam altman: “honestly, i feel so bad about the advice i gave while running YC i’ve been thinking about deleting my entire blog” https://t.co/Ag94dLXUoL
morgan —twitter.comAs a founder, there will come a point where your backs against the wall, runway is short, and you’ve got to fight for your companies survival.
Every founder has been there. Always look to have another move in your back pocket for when you need it. Ben Horowitz has walked the walk on this — here he is answering why he made the unpopular decision to... See more
Every founder has been there. Always look to have another move in your back pocket for when you need it. Ben Horowitz has walked the walk on this — here he is answering why he made the unpopular decision to... See more