branding is essentially good taste as a service

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.

“Being a generalist” is harder than it sounds. The best generalists are actually mini experts in a bunch of areas. 11 disciplines to become a sharper operator:

If you are GP and raising a fund now - your first slide should have two points on it - 1) How long have you been in business 2) what’s your dpi All other points can come later.

Watch @jonbatiste turn Beethoven into the blues. It’s absolutely amazing.

Just came across this weekly sprint update template from @ycombinator Feels like this sort of fast, informal accountability + reporting would be suuuper useful to a lot of people who have just started working on something new