Startups
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Startups
My notes from Hackers & Painters by Paul Graham:
The way to create something beautiful is often to make subtle tweaks to something that already exists, or to combine existing ideas in a slightly new way.
There are only two things you have to know about business: build something users... See more
What a mistake it is to title-chase when choosing a startup š¤¦š»āāļø.
SVP at a company goes nowhere is SVP of nothing. Early teammate at a company that becomes a $10B+ platform biz, grows into a staff engineer, an SVP of product, an extraordinary leader.
Choose company, not title.
sarah guo // convictiontwitter.comStartup COO job boils down to this:
1. Pick a problem area, and build 0 to 1 yourself. First principles get you pretty far!
2. After it gets going, start recruiting for an experienced leader for the area.
3. Onboard the leader well, nuke yourself out and attack next problem.
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