a16z
1,000 True Fans? Try 100
9 min · · In 2008, WIRED editor Kevin Kelly wrote that creators only needed to earn "1,000 True Fans"—at $100 per fan, per year—to make a living. I propose an update. · Shared by 381, including Dave Kemp, Jonathan Kogan, Tiago Forte, Dave McClure, Kevin Kelly, Jo Gifford 🙋🏻♀️😄, Li Jin, Simon Carless, Dominik Grolimund, Richard MacManus, Sachin Rekhi, Kyle Lacy, Bill Slawski ⚓ 🇺🇦, Mark Little, Mathew Ingram, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Lord Travis Wright, Chris Messina, Taylor Pearson, Tara McMullin
First Round
The 30 Best Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs in 2019
Summary · 20+ min · · Getting your tech start-up off the ground can be daunting. Sit down with dozens of entrepreneurs who’ve been there. In this article, a team of First Round Review reporters compile a list of entrepreneurs, who – looking back on their path to success – share the lessons they learned along the way. Packed full of concrete tips and examples, the advice can help any new start-up founder or manager. · Shared by 371, including Quim, Glyn Britton, Peter Kazanjy, getAbstract, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Jonathan Kogan, Dez S. Papp, Bill Trenchard, Phin Barnes, Julie Zhuo
a16z
Marketplace 100 - Andreessen Horowitz
20+ min · · From a16z's Marketplace 100 ranking to company building advice for founders, this is a16z's guide to marketplace companies. · Shared by 361, including Benedict Evans, Jonathan Kogan, Florian Graillot, Chris Sacca 🇺🇸, Bill Johnston, Chris Gledhill, Version One Ventures, Lenny Rachitsky, andrew chen, Scott Brinker, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao
UX Collective
Want innovation? Forget invention, learn to execute
6 min · · Innovation is not about invention. Learn how great design plus an execution focus can supercharge your innovation process · Shared by 346, including Loudt Darrow, Christian Hartmann, Konrad Weber, rohit, Gabriele, Jonathan Kogan, Katja Evertz
a16z
DAOs, A Canon
7 min · · Curated resources for those seeking to understand, build, and otherwise get involved with decentralized autonomous organizations or DAOs · Shared by 302, including Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Dave McClure, Jonathan Kogan, Bill Johnston, Vala Afshar, cdixon.eth, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Chris Messina, علي, Dave Nussbaum, Mario Clemente, CyberCodeTwins
The New Yorker
Is Substack the Media Future We Want?
8 min · · The newsletter service is a software company that, by mimicking some of the functions of newsrooms, has made itself difficult to categorize. · Shared by 289, including Casey Newton, Anthony Hamelle, TaylorLorenz.Substack.com, Katja Evertz, Andrew Sullivan, Stig Ørskov, Jeremy Caplan, Lelio Simi, Carrie Brown, Mathew Ingram, Florian Jungnikl-Gossy 🦋, Bethany Brookshire, Judd Legum, Matt Taibbi, Jonathan Kogan, rogerverhoeven, Stephanie A Kowalski, Carissa Véliz, Steven Sinofsky, Richard MacManus
Stratechery
Meta
9 min · · Facebook’s reorganization into Meta is the ultimate bet on the power of founder control. · Shared by 277, including Scott Monty, Alexander Seifert, Jonathan Kogan, Balaji, Brian Stelter, Ben Thompson, Dave Kellogg, Kara Swisher, Christo Meid, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷
Jason Fried
Why be an entrepreneur?
2 min · · Earlier this week I caught up with a friend and fellow CEO over lunch. We're in entirely different industries, but, as we usually do, we talk a little shop. We've both been at the wheel for a while,… · Shared by 277, including Peter Herger, Patrick Sanwikarja, Gabriele, Jonathan Kogan, John Zeratsky, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, DHH
jonstokes.com
How the blockchain will break up Big Tech
Summary · 11+ min · · The Big Tech trust-busting conversation has a shelf-life. · Shared by 263, including Thomas Power, Christo Meid, getAbstract, Jonathan Kogan
First Round
90% of Feedback is Crap: How to Find the Next Big Startup Idea
7 min · · Flatiron Health Co-founder Nat Turner on the process he uses to distill, pitch and iterate on new ideas. · Shared by 258, including Quim, Thomas Power, Marco Unternaehrer, Carl Morris, Martin Keck, Jonathan Kogan, Dominik Grolimund, Francesco Forconi, Chikara Shimizu/清水力, Thomas Spreng
Entrepreneur
10 Skills to Master Before Launching a New Business
3 min · · From Excel to public speaking, every entrepreneur should have these skills. · Shared by 241, including Real Marsha Wright®, Sandeep Raut, Nicolas Babin, Ron McIntyre, Katja Evertz, Jonathan Kogan
Entrepreneur
18 Freelance Sites to Find Your Next Gig
6 min · · Not all job boards are created equal, but some are capable of getting you where you want to go. · Shared by 236, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Jonathan Kogan, Real Marsha Wright®, Thomas Power
polywork.com
Polywork
5 min · · We've got something cooking in the professional network space. · Shared by 234, including James Young, Brian Lovin, scott belsky, Yann “不停” Heurtaux ⏚ @shalf@mastodon.social, Bill Johnston, Jonathan Kogan, Nils Hitze, @annagrigoryan.bsky.social, lehrjulian, anais iris, Johannes Mairhofer, ɯoɔ ʇop pןɐʍuɐƃɐɹ uo ǝɯ puıɟ, Moses, Galen King, Christian Hartmann, Klaus Eck
Nieman Lab
One subscriber or 48,000 pageviews: Why every journalist should know the “unit economics” of their content » Nieman Journalism Lab
10 min · · Shared by 234, including Mathias Menzl, Tom Connor, Kevan Lee 👋, Oscar MacDonald, AJ Ghergich, Mathew Ingram, 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Tibor Martini 🇺🇦 @tibor@mastodon.social, Jonathan Kogan, Pieter van Diggele, Anita Zielina, Nieman Reports, Katja Evertz, Lelio Simi, Armin Wolf, Thomas Knüwer, Vincenzo Tremonte, Merkstatt@troet.cafe 📯, luis antónio santos, Clemens M. Schuster
Farnam Street
Steve Jobs on The Most Important Thing in Life
1 min · · In this 1995 interview, Steve Jobs captures a lot about life and how we so easily allow others to place limits on what we can and can't accomplish. · Shared by 220, including Ines Bieler, Tobias Kopka, Jennifer Hurst, Jonathan Kogan, Martin Kägi, Annik Burgdorfer-Grolimund
Farnam Street
Challenge your thinking. Make better decisions.
4 min · · I can't give you wisdom, but I can point you in the right direction. I can't tell you what to think, but I can show you other ways to think. · Shared by 219, including Brent Summers, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Jonathan Kogan