You (probably) don’t need a MVP. You need a list.
TL;DR, a startup’s ability to acquire attention is just as important — if not *more* important — than their ability to build a product. Read More
In other news, it's been a while since we had a great caption contest so here's a photo for you savages to roast me. OK, I'll go first: "so yeah, the trick to growing great facial hair is to start with good skin."
Your turn, GO.
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There are only 2 stages to any company
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
I'm not sure why people — both investors and entrepreneurs — make things so complicated. Don't let your friends and mentors confuse you, business isn't all that complicated: sell one thing
Tuesday, November 1, 2022
The reality is that the default state of any company is failure and the #1 reason why it will likely fail is because there wasn't enough money coming in the door.1 The good news, however, is that
The problem isn’t local investors, it’s you.
Tuesday, October 25, 2022
Investor pitches, particularly outside Silicon Valley and NYC, generally fall into two buckets: the founder either asks for too little cash or aims too low. Read More And no picture for you today. :)
Founders should look at more deals
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
There are too many people claiming to be founders out there and you're competing with them whether you know it or not. Whether you decide to raise outside money or bootstrap things entirely, you
Early stage investing is emotional
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
I'm a big believer that the soft skills of fundraising are far trickier than the hard skills of fundraising. Read More Unsubscribe | Update your profile | 113 Cherry St #92768, Seattle, WA 98104-
Sunday, December 10, 2023
24 hours left to make 2024 hours count Hi Have you heard the story about the moaning dog? It goes a little something like this… A man sees a dog laying in the middle of the street, moaning. “Why is
What's 🔥 in Enterprise IT/VC #371
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Back to First Principles Building Startups from Inception, hands on keyboard ⌨️ - get the Google Doc now
🗞 What's New: An email sequence for your Product Hunt launch
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Also: Monetizing a newsletter!
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Skill Up In 2024 Hi There's less than 48 hours left for you to get mentored on how to build an Amazon store from scratch at the lowest price we'll ever offer it at. This is your chance to
Stinky cheese, legendary VCs, and Apple (seemingly) takes the hammer to Beeper Mini
Saturday, December 9, 2023
View in browser Vinod Khosla -- the legendary VC who is lately in the headlines for gambling big on OpenAI when it first transitioned to a for-profit company -- is coming to our StrictlyVC event in San
When that “weakness” is really a huge advantage
Friday, December 8, 2023
Plus a new episode of Design Review! This Week at YC December 8th, 2023 When you're an early stage startup founder in a world of mega companies, it's easy to see your team's size of just
Friday, December 8, 2023
it's been an explosive year for artificial intelligence. here's what our experts are betting on next. Hi there, It's been an explosive year for AI. So our experts went live to share the
10words: Top picks from this week
Friday, December 8, 2023
Today's projects: Intellyverse • Kloud Chat • Absence Wall • Mail A Picture • Dittofeed • Plus AI Market Research • DareToGrow • GPTs Hunter • Zilliz • DivusX • DataSquirrel AI • ClevopyAI 10words
Friday, December 8, 2023
(it's worth millions) Hi The last few days, we've been talking about the top product categories you can sell on Amazon in 2024. But instead of giving you more ideas, I'm just going to tell
Friday, December 8, 2023
Plus, what you should know about seller financing