Legendary Investor Bill Gurley on Investing Rules, Finding Outliers, Insights from Jeff Bezos and Howard Marks, Must-Read Books, Creating True Competitive Advantages, Open-Source Strategies, Adapting Mental Models to New Realities, and More (#651) - The Blog of Author Tim Ferriss
Startup strategic planning:
+ Set a goal for rev/traffic/x that is 3 mos out
+ Figure out the top 3-5 driver metrics (eg, leads, sales mtgs, churn) needed to hit the goal
+ Pick the top 3 activities w high confidence to achieve the driver... See more
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The founder of Pinterest on what surprised him the most when starting a company
In the clip below, Ben Silbermann shares what surprised him the most in starting a company after reading about overnight startup successes like Facebook and Instagram:
“It can take a really, really… Show more