we’re going to look back at how we designed the world around computers with the same regret that we look at how we’ve designed cities around cars

Over a decade later, this is still the most useful framework for thinking about customers for your MVP. From @sgblank originally, I believe. https://t.co/BRltPCA3by

On the time YC cofounder @jesslivingston tore me a new one and changed the future org structure of Ramp: At YC, we attended weekly office hours where every startup shared 1/ their weekly growth %, 2/ their biggest problem, and 3/ what they were doing to solve it. That week in summer 2015 our startup Paribus had grown 20% w/w, our biggest problem ... See more

After building +40 apps over the last decade, I think the most valuable skill is an ability to correctly sequence the things that need to validated for the concept to work. For example: 1. Users need to share the app X number times for the app to have a basis to grow 2. The shares then need to convert to downloads at X rate 3. Then, X% of users n... See more

I love this: “Productivity can only move as a line through time. Creativity can fold time itself.” — @farbood

If you want to change your life,... https://t.co/M5ZbiQYxq5