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Welcome to issue 593 of Founder Weekly. Let's get straight to the links this week.

General

How to Do Great Work
In this latest essay, Paul Graham argues that great work is not about following a plan or achieving a specific goal. It is about pushing yourself to do something that is both challenging and meaningful. It is about being willing to fail and learn from your mistakes. And it is about finding a project that you are passionate about and that you believe in.

Speed x AI
It's always been true that speed is the #1 advantage of an early-stage startup. But now that generative AI here, you need to go 10x faster.

Building Boba AI
Some lessons and patterns learnt in building an LLM-powered generative application.

Building minimum lovable products, stories from WeWork & Airbnb, and thriving as a PM
In this episode, we discuss: Building a “minimum lovable product” rather than a minimum viable product, How to create better roadmaps through storytelling, Top lessons from Dropbox, Airbnb, WeWork, and Webflow, The importance of setting ambitious OKRs, JZ’s first 90 days playbook: how to succeed in a new role and Advice for early-career PMs.

Marketing, Sales and PR

Giant Mistakes and Successes: Lessons From Growing Revenue From $10M To $50M
This article highlights key lessons learned from scaling revenue from $10 million to $50 million, discussing both the mistakes made and successes achieved along the way, offering valuable insights for entrepreneurs navigating growth challenges.

How Roblox Grows: From Virtual Playground to Global Empire
Lessons on steadfast vision, platform building, vertically-integrated ecosystems, community as the product, and a peak into what a virtual country looks like.

Tips, Tools and Services

Architecture of an early stage SAAS
Design principles, tradeoffs and tricks used to build, deploy and run Feelback, an API-centric SAAS.

The Founder’s Guide to Navigating Co-founder Conflict
Based on the hard-learned lessons in failed co-founder relationships and founder advice on handling co-founder conflicts, this Field Guide explores the 4 steps for keeping the resolution process productive: clear expectations, proactive touchpoints, data-driven communication, and support from neutral third parties.

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