Entrepreneurship

BAD MONKEY(a thread! for real!) Ever wondered why CEOs aren’t more visible outside of their formal commitments? It’s because doing anything outside of the paths of corporate machinery like connecting…

1/ Building a business needs two basics, both of which are equally important: a) the ability to come up with a product that people want b) the ability to make…

A dyslexic, ADHD, burnt out programmer moves across the world for love. After losing his job, he bootstraps a biz to $5M ARR. The crazy part? Today the company is…

How was it that a fashion designer could be more well-known than the president of his country? This question planted the seed of what would one day become LVMH. Polina…

I’ve created ~50 presentations for founders, CEOs, execs, myself over the last 5 years. Every deck I write starts on paper, following this outline: 1. Story 2. Problem 3. Solution…

Do what scales right away, not later. • I’ve heard startup ‘experts’ recommend doing things that don’t scale at the beginning. There’s arguments to be made from both sides, but…

Startups are an iterated game. Earning a reputation for playing Game 1 opens doors 2. It’s actually very hard to know what is good for your career. Being pulled by the intersection of what the company needs and what you’re good at works better than any “20 year career plan”

You have 10x the amount of funding sources You used to have to rely on VCs. Not anymore To name a few: – Fund via your community – Fund via…

 Startups should NOT “do things that don’t scale” The whole point of technology is to find an elegant, scalable approach. The sooner you do that, the better off you are.…

In a tech first world- curiosity & learning is non-negotiable 📕 Every weekend I spend 2-3 hours downloading all kinds of consumer apps, SaaS & other softwares just to see…

 With no leader and their debt coming due, the company struggled to survive. On June 22nd, 2009, unable to pay its liabilities and fund operations, Clear shut down and filed…

“The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you’ll be able to function as a soldier is…

Mike Cannon-Brookes met Scott Farquhar on their first day at the University of New South Wales in Sydney Neither was a great student. Farquhar averaged a 65%, while Cannon-Brooks barely…