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defmacro.org
57 startup lessons
defmacro.org
5 min read · 71 saves · From 2013 · There are already very good lists of startup lessons written by really talented, experienced people (here and here). I’d like to add another one. I learned these lessons the hard way in the past four…
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casnocha.com
10,000 Hours with Reid Hoffman: What I Learned
casnocha.com
201 saves · From 2015 · 4.5 years of working with Reid as co-author and Chief of Staff. Here are some lessons I learned about business and life from an amazing man.
medium.com
0 to $640M: Non-obvious Lessons Learned at BrightRoll
medium.com
~12 min read · 82 saves · From 2016 · I recently gave a talk at Yahoo! about the lessons learned from founding, building and selling BrightRoll. This is a summary of my talk.
Moz
Marketing Lessons Learned from 16 Years of Building Moz
Moz
178 saves · From 2018 · Rand's got 16 years of hands-on marketing experience under his belt, and in this Whiteboard Friday, he shares his best advice—from flywheels to product launches to knowing your audience—to help all of…
medium.com
The key lessons I learned creating a popular Design System
medium.com
5 min read · 221 saves · From 2018 · Key lessons and insights by the creator of the Atlassian Design System, Matt Bond.
McKinsey & Company
The Pyramid Principle — Lessons from McKinsey
McKinsey & Company
3 min read · 142 saves · From 2015 · At McKinsey, one of the lessons I learned was the importance of structured thinking and communication.
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Darius Foroux
8 Life Lessons I’ve Learned From The Best Writers In History
Darius Foroux
3 min read · 128 saves · 2020-02-24 · I’ve collected 8 lessons from renowned writers. These lessons go beyond writing—they are about life, career, happiness, and more.
a16z
All Things Sales! 16 Mini-Lessons for Startup Founders
a16z
1 min read · 227 saves · 2019-02-13 · As a former CEO and software engineer (Citrix, XenSource, VERITAS, etc.), board member of GitHub (recently acquired by Microsoft), and lecturer in management at the Stanford Graduate School of Busi…
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autopsy.io
Largest startup failure database globally
autopsy.io
121 saves · From 2015 · Largest database on startup failure globally with over 300 startup postmortems. Key lessons learned from founders and how to avoid the same mistakes.
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Aeon+Psyche
Get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf and Chaucer
Aeon+Psyche
5 min read · 100 saves · 2020-11-17 · When your reputation is at stake, get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf, Margery Kempe and Geoffrey Chaucer
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Stratechery
Five Lessons From Dave Chappelle
Stratechery
6 min read · 76 saves · 2020-11-30 · Ben Thompson · Dave Chappelle has a new special about his old show that includes fundamental lessons about how the Internet has changed the content business.
In Leadership
tanveernaseer.com
3 Leadership Lessons I Personally Learned From Tony Hsieh
tanveernaseer.com
4 min read · 62 saves · 2020-12-02 · A thank you note from the late Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh reveals 3 powerful leadership lessons on how to bring out the best in those you lead.
In Brain
sevenandahalflessons.com
Extended notes for Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
sevenandahalflessons.com
20+ min read · 44 saves · 2020-11-30 · 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
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Lessons Learned Scaling Airbnb 100X
medium.com
~11 min read · 398 saves · From 2017 · On my first day at Airbnb, in early 2011, I walked in to see cofounder Joe Gebbia building my desk. I had spent three months slowly…
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16 Non-Obvious Fundraising Lessons On Pitching
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~12 min read · 96 saves · 2019-10-29 · Non-obvious lessons about pitching learned from James Currier's many years of being a 4-time founder/CEO and an investor in over 100 companies.
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150 successful machine learning models: 6 lessons learned at Booking.com
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5 min read · 150 saves · 2019-10-07 · 150 successful machine learning models: 6 lessons learned at Booking.com Bernadi et al., KDD’19 Here’s a paper that will reward careful study for many organisations. We’ve previously looked a…
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All Design Lessons
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~18 min read · 77 saves · From 2015 · Learn how to get started in design. Featuring 50+ lessons from top designers.
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Harvard Business Review
Look to Military History for Lessons in Crisis Leadership
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4 min read · 74 saves · 2020-07-01 · Eight lessons from some of history’s greats.
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HackFwd // 10 Big Lessons from HackFwd
hackfwd.com
~16 min read · 57 saves · From 2013 · I would like to announce that we have stopped accepting new startups into HackFwd three years, three months and three days after we first began supporting Europe’s most passionate geeks. This also…
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Aeon+Psyche
Get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf and Chaucer
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5 min read · 100 saves · 2020-11-17 · When your reputation is at stake, get medieval on your haters: lessons from Beowulf, Margery Kempe and Geoffrey Chaucer
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5 Lessons Most People Learn Way Too Late in Life
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4 min read · 65 saves · From 2017 · It's best to learn these lessons while you're still young.
