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Gena Gorlin • The Psychological Needs of the Extremely Ambitious
If you’ve ever worked at a fast-growing startup, you’re probably familiar with the concept of “technical debt.” Code is scrappily thrown together so that the product can function. It’s done with the understanding that this debt will accumulate and eventually cause things to break if not addressed down the line.
Something similar can also happen... See more
Something similar can also happen... See more
Jonny Miller • How to Pay Off Your Emotional Debt
Helping Entrepreneurs "Triple, Triple, Double, Double, Double" to a Billion-Dollar Company - Battery Ventures
battery.com
I believe there are seven key phases in SaaS companies’ go-to-market success. I’ve outlined each phase below and hope to elaborate on some of these in later posts and videos. Most of the phases center around a mantra I call “triple, triple, double, double, double”, (T2D3 for short), referring to a company’s annualized revenue growth. (
They looked for first principles thinkers, so not necessarily your experience, but how do you approach problems, how do you know the right questions to ask? And then create your own framework around that.
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Dropbox also hired for people that were just really humble, collaborative and team oriented. And the combination of those two things,... See more
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Dropbox also hired for people that were just really humble, collaborative and team oriented. And the combination of those two things,... See more
Building high-performing teams | Melissa Tan (Webflow, Dropbox, Canva)
The reason is the owner doesn’t have the actual skills or knowledge of the tasks that are being delegated.
They often think…
“I’ll hire someone to handle that for me.”
Which is all well and good if you know what metrics or KPIs to watch for.
But, if you don’t know how something is done…
Or you don’t understand the skills involved…
How can you know if... See more
They often think…
“I’ll hire someone to handle that for me.”
Which is all well and good if you know what metrics or KPIs to watch for.
But, if you don’t know how something is done…
Or you don’t understand the skills involved…
How can you know if... See more
Superhuman
Why delegation fails
Think about how different an accounting software for tattoo shops would look compared to Quickbooks.
Or how you could integrate pool-party motifs into a CRM for pool cleaners.
All of which would set your brand apart from the get-go and take you from being one of many to being the one and only.
B2B SaaS doesn’t have to be boring and you can create an... See more
Or how you could integrate pool-party motifs into a CRM for pool cleaners.
All of which would set your brand apart from the get-go and take you from being one of many to being the one and only.
B2B SaaS doesn’t have to be boring and you can create an... See more
Superhuman
- Trust : Does the product work the way your user is expecting it to? Do they have to second-guess their interactions? Or, considered another way, is it clear that you trust the user to be able to complete tasks without error?
- Purpose : Do your users know why they’re there? Are their behaviors clearly tied to customer, business, or their personal
We Don’t Need Perfect Solutions: About the ‘Key Motivators’ Framework
People act like having a startup fail is the worst thing that can happen to you. And man, that's not even in the top 10. It's bad, I've done it, it's awful. It's really bad, but far worse is to be in a company that won't die, a zombie, undead company that you hate, but you can't leave. Oof, have I met people like that, and we're having a mental... See more