Sublime
An inspiration engine for ideas
Stefaan Verhulst
@stefaanverhulst
“We wanted to create a frictionless environment with Spearhead to enable founders on the ground to fund the most interesting people and projects they know of at the very early stage” – Brian Norgard
Brian Norgard • The Pomp Podcast on Apple Podcasts
-Internal communications
David Spinks • A Founder’s Guide to Community
Often, it is helpful to organize you BD/partnerships team to each type of partnership
Erik Torenberg • Cristina Cordova (ex Head of Platform & Partnerships at Notion)
1. Overview: bullet points to describe the fund strategy and high signal LPs involved
Brianne Kimmel • Page Not Found | Framer
Brian Wiesner
@brianwiesner
we decided to build the following networks: Large companies Every new company needs to either sell something to or partner with a larger company. Executives If you succeed, at some point you need to hire executives. Engineers In the technology business, you can never know enough great engineers. Press and analysts We have a saying around the firm:
... See moreBen Horowitz • The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business When There Are No Easy Answers
This sentiment is backed up in an excellent article1 by growth supremo Lenny Rachitsky, where he surveyed 100 well-known companies to understand where their early adoption came from. It should come as no surprise that the most effective method was leaning heavily on the founding team’s network.