Startups

Amazon memo: Here’s why we should acquire Ring October 10, 2017

Mark Zuckerberg: Could Facebook move faster? March 30, 2012

Fantastic startup advice from Marc Andreessen 15 years ago. https://t.co/slnUkIGB5j

I stepped away from Heap last month, after nine fantastic years. Here are some things I wish I could tell my 2013 self. I was excited to write some code, and I had no idea what was in store on the path to 350+ people and a transformative product.

Many startups just died today. Because OpenAI added PDF chat. You can also chat with data files and other document types. We had a wave of products better suited as features rather than stand-alone companies. Wrappers are being squeezed by OpenAI on one side and incumbents on… Show more

Bill Gates on Microsoft's "hard-core detractors" December 4, 1993

The 3 W's of Business: What - is the problem you are solving? Who - is the customer that needs this? Where - are they so you can market to them? That's it.

Move faster. Slowness anywhere justifies slowness everywhere. 2021 instead of 2022. This week instead of next week. Today instead of tomorrow. Moving fast compounds so much more than people realize.

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 it.