9 Best Articles in 2022
Sam Altman
Startup Playbook
Sam Altman
20+ min read · From 2018 · Written by Sam Altman · Illustrated by Gregory Koberger · Spanish translationWe spend a lot of time advising startups. Though one-on-one advice will always be crucial, we thought it might help us…
GV
The Design Sprint — Google Ventures
GV
5 min read · From 2015 · The sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers.
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16 Startup Metrics | Andreessen Horowitz
a16z.com
10 min read · From 2015 · We have the privilege of meeting with thousands of entrepreneurs every year, and in the course of those discussions are presented with all kinds of numbers, measures, and metrics that illustrate the…
Lenny Rachitsky | lennysan.eth
How the biggest consumer apps got their first 1,000 users
Lenny Rachitsky | lennysan.eth
~16 min read · 2020-05-12 · Considering every startup confronts this question at some point, I was surprised by how little has been written about it. Particularly anything actionable. So I decided to do my own digging. I spent…
Paul Graham
The Lesson to Unlearn
Paul Graham
~15 min read · From 2019 · December 2019 The most damaging thing you learned in school wasn't something you learned in any specific class. It was learning to get good grades.When I was in college, a particularly earnest…
First Round
An Exact Breakdown of How One CEO Spent His First Two Years
First Round
20+ min read · 2021-08-10 · Sam Corcos, co-founder & CEO of Levels, tracked exactly how he spent the two years since founding the company for a rare inside look at being a startup leader.
First Round
The Minimum Viable Testing Process for Evaluating Startup Ideas
First Round
20+ min read · 2021-09-14 · The traditional approach is to do some customer research, throw an MVP out there as fast as possible, and hope it hits. After being early at three startups that achieved over $1M in run-rate in their…
The Verge
The next big social network trend? Shortform audio
The Verge
5 min read · 2021-07-16 · Voice notes with viral dreams
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Lessons from Cash App
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3 min read · Jan 3rd · Why turning commerce into culture is the best go-to-market strategy
Protocol
The 18 books VCs think startup founders need to read
Protocol
4 min read · 2021-12-18 · From business advice to a history of mankind, here’s what investors think is fundamental reading for entrepreneurs.
Y Combinator
YC’s $500,000 Standard Deal
Y Combinator
1 min read · Jan 10th · We're excited to announce our new standard deal at Y Combinator. When a company is accepted into YC, we now invest a total of $500,000.
WIRED
Advice to Startup Founders: Prepare to Fail
WIRED
2 min read · 2021-12-31 · Three new books explore why fledgling companies flounder—and what to do about it.
Axios
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes found guilty
Axios
1 min read · Jan 4th · The poster child for Silicon Valley hubris will likely face jail time. She was found not guilty on several charges relating to patients.
Fast Company
Science, conscious consumers, and next-gen founders will drive ‘ESG’ innovation in 2022
Fast Company
1 min read · Jan 1st · Members of the Fast Company Impact Council say business and cultural forces will help push environmental, social, and governance leadership.
First Round
The 30 Best Pieces of Advice for Entrepreneurs in 2021
First Round
Jan 4th · Start the new year off on the right footing with the 30 most impactful insights and ultra-tactical frameworks from every article we published in 2021.
SaaStr
How Do VC Partners Reach Consensus On an Investments?
SaaStr
2 min read · 2021-12-23 · Q: How do venture capital general partners resolve investment choice disagreements? If a number of partners think a certain startup is a good portfolio
TechCrunch
MVP versus EVP: Is it time to introduce ethics into the agile startup model?
TechCrunch
5 min read · Jan 5th · Rather than developing a minimum viable product (MVP), companies should develop and roll out an ethically viable product (EVP) based on responsible artificial intelligence (RAI).
Sifted
VC's unwritten rules are keeping founders in the dark. It's time to call them out
Sifted
2 min read · 2021-12-22 · Unwritten rules in venture capital are used to exclude founders who aren't in the know. We need to call VCs out.
