Lecture 20: Later-stage Advice Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Sam Altman (@sama) In most companies of under 20 to 25 employees most are structured with everyone reporting to the founder. That is what you want at that stage. When lack of structure fails it fails… Continue reading Later-stage Advice
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Sales and Marketing
Lecture 19: Sales and Marketing Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Tyler Bosmeny (@bosmeny) There is a million ways to do (sales) so you’ll find what works for you. As a founder you’re the sales people. Talking to your users is selling. Passion and industry knowledge… Continue reading Sales and Marketing
Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups
Lecture 18: Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Kirsty Nathoo, Carolynn Levy (@cjoneslevy) It is dangerous for founders to get bogged down in the details. (Carolynn Levy) The primary purpose of forming a separate legal entity is to protect yourself… Continue reading Legal and Accounting Basics for Startups
How to Design Hardware Products
Lecture 17: How to Design Hardware Products Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Hosain Rahman (@hosain) The whole point is to help people to a better life with technology. Think about, “where is the world going?” Have organizing principles. Thinking needs to shift from being about… Continue reading How to Design Hardware Products
How to Run a User Interview
Lecture 16: How to Run a User Interview Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Emmett Shear (@eshear) If you’re building something that is just for you then you don’t need to talk to anyone else. Most startups are not just built for the person that is… Continue reading How to Run a User Interview
How to Manage
Lecture 15: How to Manage Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Ben Horowitz (@bhorowitz) When you are making a critical decision you have to understand how it will be interpreted from all points of view. You have to be able to see the decision through… Continue reading How to Manage
How to Operate
Lecture 14: How to Operate Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Keith Rabois (@rabois) People are irrational. Building a company is taking all of the irrational people you know and putting them in one building and living with them for twelve hours a day at… Continue reading How to Operate
How To Be A Great Founder
Lecture 13: How To Be A Great Founder Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) A founder is someone who deals with a ton of different headaches. A competitive edge is super important. It is very hard to tell the difference between madness and… Continue reading How To Be A Great Founder
Building for the Enterprise
Lecture 12: Building for the Enterprise Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Aaron Levie (@levie) In the Internet in 2004 there wasn’t a lot going on. Any market that has a significant change in the underlying raw materials or the enabling factors is about to change… Continue reading Building for the Enterprise
Company Culture and Building a Team, Part II
Lecture 11: Company Culture and Building a Team, Part II Link: How to Start a Startup (You can find notes to the other lectures here.) Patrick Collison (@patrickc) John Collison (@collision) Ben Silbermann (@8en) Run a company based on what you celebrate. (Ben Silbermann) The amount of things you can personally be involved in diminishes… Continue reading Company Culture and Building a Team, Part II