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These are businesses that understand that every single consumer interaction—from talking with customer service, to shopping on a website, to reading an interview with the founder—counts as “brand.”
Emily Heyward • Obsessed: Building a Brand People Love from Day One
A CEO wrote this brutal memo when he realized his billion-dollar startup was failing
Jason Goldbergventurebeat.com
- PUBLISH YOUR PROGRESS
Elizabeth Segran • fastcompany.com
If you get a foot in the door at a growing company, you’ll find opportunities to grow,
Tony Fadell • Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making
How Consumer Unicorns Scale: The Two Growth Engines Behind Billion-Dollar Startups. | VC Jobs
Sahil Stheventurecrew.substack.com

Faster and leaner companies build more new building blocks.
notboring.co • Compounding Crazy
Provide access to increasingly large amounts of non-dilutive capital.
Packy McCormick • Stripe: The Internet's Most Undervalued Company
We are excited about technology platforms and products that democratize the CEO by reducing the friction of starting and scaling a small business.