Startup Advice
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Startup Advice
I’m sure you’ve seen your fair share of ads trying to sell you the greatest new tactics to get more customers, make more sales, and earn a bazillion dollars while you sleep.
The problem with most of these ads is that they’re selling you recycled tactics with new catchy names pulling you away from your goals.
I say this because tactics without a... See more
The problem with most of these ads is that they’re selling you recycled tactics with new catchy names pulling you away from your goals.
I say this because tactics without a... See more
Superhuman
If you notice something at your company below standards and don't fix it or make sure someone else does, you have set a new standard.
Complaining about it does not count as fixing it.
If someone gets upset/tells you to stay in your lane, they've set an even worse new standard.
nametwitter.comRemember: you + your cofounder vs The Problem
“I encourage founding teams to do everything they possibly can to remember that their co-founders are on their side”
Amy Buechler, Founder Coach at YC
Constraints breed creativity.
By running your startup with the stated goal of being cashflow positive, you force your team to take ownership of every dollar just a bit more and consider outside-the-box solutions earlier. It also can influence team members to be willing to go beyond their stated areas of ownership to get things done.
By running your startup with the stated goal of being cashflow positive, you force your team to take ownership of every dollar just a bit more and consider outside-the-box solutions earlier. It also can influence team members to be willing to go beyond their stated areas of ownership to get things done.
How Gamma Acquired 10 Million Users in 9 Months
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.com
On the risk of leaning too heavily into “best practices”
Who owns research?
That depends on the type of research. Marketing often owns marketing or market research. Makes sense, right? This might be qual or quant research that helps Marketers do their jobs well.
Who owns CX, UX, user, customer, or “design” research? I would have to say that your CX or UX Researchers own it. Perhaps your Service Designers,... See more
That depends on the type of research. Marketing often owns marketing or market research. Makes sense, right? This might be qual or quant research that helps Marketers do their jobs well.
Who owns CX, UX, user, customer, or “design” research? I would have to say that your CX or UX Researchers own it. Perhaps your Service Designers,... See more
Debbie Levitt • Who “Owns” Research?
