sahillavingia.com
Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
12+ min · · In 2011, I left my job as the second employee at Pinterest — before I vested any of my stock — to work on what I thought would be my life’s work... · Shared by 57, including Robin Sloan, Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭, Tyler Tringas, Francesco Corea, Kaspar Manz, René Pfitzner, Kara Nortman, Jonathan Kogan, Chris Messina
CB Insights
287 Startup Failure Post-Mortems
· It's hard to say goodbye. A compilation of startup failure post-mortems by founders and investors. · Shared by 101, including Leo Polovets, Chamath Palihapitiya, Anand Sanwal, Elad Gil, Jonathan Kogan, Startup Stash, hiten.eth, Bryce Roberts, Thomas Kaul, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Marc Zenger, Vikram Dutt, René Pfitzner
Insider Business
The Untold Story Of Larry Page's Incredible Comeback
20+ min · · One day in July 2001, Larry Page decided to... · Shared by 8, including René Pfitzner, Gideonro
sevenandahalflessons.com
Extended notes for Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
20+ min · · From 7½ Lessons Jump to navigation Jump to search This site accompanies the book Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain by Lisa Feldman Barrett · Shared by 42, including René Pfitzner
lisafeldmanbarrett.com
Neuroscientist, Psychologist, and Author
· Author of “How Emotions are Made” and “Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain” · Shared by 10, including Scott Galloway, René Pfitzner
TechCrunch
Deciding how much equity to give your key employees
6 min · · Equity is your most valuable currency — here’s how to use it well for hiring. · Shared by 16, including René Pfitzner
80,000 Hours
Startup employees don't earn more
12+ min · · We estimate typical startup salaries and equity compensation, and find early-employees don't earn more than large company employees. · Shared by 16, including Esther Schindler, Ben Tossell, René Pfitzner
TechCrunch
Benioff: Every VC in Silicon Valley turned us down
4 min · · In an interview last month Parker Harris and Marc Benioff told the story of how when they first launched the company, they were trying to raise money and nobody would give them a dime. Benioff said he went to every venture capital in Silicon Valley — and was turned down every single time. Thi… · Shared by 12, including René Pfitzner
Tim Urban
How to Pick a Career (That Actually Fits You)
· Our career path is how we spend our time, how we support our lifestyles, how we make our impact, and even sometimes how we define our identity. Let’s make sure we’re on the right track. · Shared by 3707, including Jonathan Kogan, Todd Henry, Curadoria | Update or Die!, Kevan Lee 👋, Zain Fathoni, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Mathias Möller, Hampus Jakobsson, Kevin_Indig, Thomas Power, Klaus Eck, Gabriele, Ricky Yean, Mike Taylor, Hannah Morgan, Dominik Grolimund, Mike Butcher, Sachin Rekhi, Tris Hussey, Mikael Krogerus
conversationstartersworld.com
250 Quality Conversation Starters: The Only List You'll Need
15+ min · · More than 250 conversation starters for your enjoyment! A list of great random conversation starters as well as questions organized into topics! · Shared by 12, including René Pfitzner, Sara Usinger
a16z
On B2B2C Business Models
5 min · · CEO of an enterprise company: it takes forever to close deals and I have to design for the corporate check-signer and not for end-users! I wish I could iterate and get customers more quickly! CEO o… · Shared by 50, including David Frankel, Quim, René Pfitzner, Mark Kaigwa
industrialempathy.com
Design Docs at Google
10 min · · One of the key elements of Google's software engineering culture is the use of defining software designs through design docs. These are... · Shared by 275, including Victor Lee, tcherno, Jaana Dogan ヤナ ドガン, Thomas Spreng, Kenneth Kalmer, Casey Smith, René Pfitzner, Christian Hartmann, Linus Basig, Clemens, Johannes Dornisch, Esther Schindler, Joe Lencioni, Tom Connor, Gergely Orosz, Oliver Raduner, Oscar MacDonald, René Clausen Nielsen
NFX
The NFX Frameworks Collection for Founders
18+ min · · NFX frameworks for Founders, all in one place — product, fundraising, leadership, crisis management, network effects, and more. · Shared by 16, including René Pfitzner
NFX
Why Your Work Matters: Darwin, Machines, & the Future We're Building
13+ min · · Your life as a Founder can feel frenetic, and non-stop. But to create something that matters in the world, you must find the meaning in all of it. · Shared by 16, including René Pfitzner, sircharlsxavier
onlinejobs.ph
Hire the best Filipino employees and virtual assistants the Philippines has to offer!
5 min · · Outsource to the Philippines through the largest online marketplace for finding and hiring Filipino virtual assistants and employees. · Shared by 11, including Hugo Corbucci, René Pfitzner
Entrepreneur
Conducting Market Research
9 min · · You may have a great idea for a product or service, but before you go any further, first make sure there's a market for it. · Shared by 9, including René Pfitzner