company-building cliches that are true (so true, it's tempting to overlook them.)
1/ high-performing people are very responsive
2/ feedback is a gift
3/ the reward for good work is more work
4/ people donāt leave companies, they leave managers
5/ manage up, get face time
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GO DIRECT: THE MANIFESTO
I. TRADITIONAL PR IS DEAD.
For too long, founders have yielded control over their narratives to media and middlemen.
Before the internet, it was by necessity. The way to reach large audiences was through the media, and the way to get media coverage wasā¦Ā Show more
The secret most donāt want to know about running a successful business
ā¦ itās mostly about accountability
Itās not sexy
Itās not packageable as an info product
Itās not a quick fix
Itās not automateable
ā¦ but itās the truth
My definition of āLifeās Work:ā
āA lifelong quest to build something for others that expresses who you areā
3 parts to the definition, all importantā¦
āA LIFELONG QUESTā reflects the reality that work isnāt about a series of accomplishments, which ultimately ring hollow. Asimov wrote āpast glories are poor feedingā
Those doing their lifeās work ... See more
The death of the press release
Why launching products on social media is the only way to go
Recently I've been working with a lot of early startups as part of A16Z SPEEDRUN ā our accelerator focused on the intersection of TECH x GAMES ā and many of these teams end up launchingā¦Ā Show more