Getting to $10M ARR in very early markets

Extreme Questions To Trigger New, Better Ideas

Our daily work often requires we be "no forest, all trees." If you want to spark bigger and better ideas, the prompts in this article are very helpful. Here are a few of my favorites:

• If you were forced to increase your prices by 10x, what would you have to do to justify it? 
• If your biggest competitor copied every single feature you have, how would your company still win?
• If you could only ship one thing this year, what would it be?

How Transportation Technologies Shaped Empires

This article offers a fascinating history lesson about how transportation technologies grew and killed empires. It started by allowing empires to expand their control, but other forces like nationalism, fertility, and economic strength took over. The Internet has the same influence on the world. How do you think it'll change us as a result? 

A Basic Guide to Acquisition Offers

Acquisitions are a big decision. It may be the right choice, but it can also be a significant distraction. Before you choose it, understand why many offers differ from what they seem and what you should look out for before starting with a potential acquirer. This guide covers understanding key terms, the liquidations waterfall, and common pitfalls of the M&A process you should avoid. 

Building an Internet Scale Meme Search Engine

Memes are a part of the way we communicate with people now. But we've all been there—when we're in the moment, we can't find the exact meme we're looking for. This is how one engineer is tackling the problem by creating scalable OCR. 
 

The Fastest Way To Deliver the Right Software

Jason Gorman shares one of the biggest conclusions he's come to during his career as a software developer: The fastest way to deliver the right software is to deliver the wrong software sooner. It's best to abandon your hopes of getting it right the first time. Do you agree?

Getting to $10M ARR in Very Early Markets

Learning how to build a company in a new or non-existent market is a topic startups should obsess about. Finding product-market fit is only part of the journey. Often, startups engage in a multi-year battle of attempting to grasp the product and market simultaneously. This dance is called "market annealing." Here's what you need to know about it.

How To Write Better ChatGPT Prompts

ChatGPT is an incredible tool. Getting the most out of it comes down to good prompt engineering—the better the prompt, the better the output. This guide to writing better prompts is worth bookmarking. Remember that the tool is meant to be conversational. The more precise you can be, providing examples of how it should return the output, the better. 

Figma's Forecasting Model

Figma's 40th employee, Sean Whitney, built a self-serve forecast model that consistently predicted ARR growth within 5%. This article provides a rare glimpse into how his team made something that covered the entire customer lifecycle, broken into five parts. What would a model like this look like for your business?