Startups

When startups start taking off, the founders usually can't tell what's changed. It's some combination of all the random things they did to make it take off, but it's hard to say which ones.

Before I decide to do something, my first question is: “What problem are we solving?” 9 times out of 10, answering that question shows me: 1) It’s not really a problem (so I can ignore it) 2) What I was planning on doing wasn’t the best way to solve... See more

You need 2 types of people to keep early-stage startups from stagnating: - someone who’ll shamelessly sell the product before it’s fully ready to be sold - someone who’s embarrassed by this and will push to improve the product faster