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10/14/2021
9 : 25
It all started with a contract
This used to happen to me and Marie all of the time. After an intense vetting process, we'd bring on a new outside vendor. Forms were signed, Zoom... This used to happen to Marie and me all of the
10/11/2021
15 : 4
Is your product good enough?
Even if you have every box checked on a product, that doesn't mean it will deliver a high-quality experience to users. Hiten's Pick Just Because Your Product Is Ready Doesn't Mean It's
10/5/2021
17 : 34
The hidden risks every startup doesn’t know about
In the past few weeks, I've talked to dozens of startup founders about who has access to their documents. The biggest thing I've learned? People... In the past few weeks, I've talked to
10/4/2021
15 : 24
When to pivot your business
I recently joined Gavin Hammar on his podcast, Unscalable. We cover a lot, including the moment Marie and I realized we needed to pivot our company. Hiten's Pick The Future of Work Is Happening Now
9/27/2021
15 : 4
How Bolt added billions to its valuation
In the past 90 days, Bolt has closed more deals than ever before, adding billions to the company's valuation. Hiten's Pick How Bolt Added Billions to Its Valuation Bolt Founder & CEO Ryan
9/20/2021
15 : 14
40+ timeless startup principles
I recently came across a solid list of over 40 startup principles. It's worth bookmarking. Hiten's Pick The Most Underrated Skills of Product Leaders This past week, Scott Belsky tweeted about
9/14/2021
15 : 14
Willing to chat?
Today more than ever, startups need to grow up fast. We've been through this at Nira and it's not easy.Tons of contractors and vendors helping you... Today more than ever, startups need to grow
9/13/2021
15 : 14
Naval Ravikant's first principles
If you want to run a successful, scalable business, you have to maximally leverage the value your company creates. Hiten's Pick Great Attrition or Great Attraction? The Choice Is Yours. More than
9/7/2021
15 : 4
Building a high-performance company
Every high-performance organization has an abundance of two things: productivity and positivity. Hiten's Pick Crafting Product Narratives for Enterprise Software Enterprise software is expensive,
8/30/2021
15 : 4
Is your company actually secure?
These numbers will make you think twice about how secure your company really is. Hiten's Pick Over 45% of Employees Take Company Documents Ever since pivoting Nira into a cybersecurity company
8/23/2021
15 : 14
The best advice from thousands of founders
I stumbled upon this list of curated product, growth, and fundraising advice for founders between ideation and seed stage. Hiten's Pick The Power of Product Thinking Best-in-class product managers,
8/16/2021
14 : 54
How the world has improved in the last 30 years
We tend to measure progress in terms of big cultural and technological shifts. But, progress also happens with the small things in our lives. Hiten's Pick How Things Have Improved Since the 1990s
8/9/2021
15 : 24
Steve Jobs’s workplace prediction
Thirty years ago, Steve Jobs had a clearer vision for the future than just about anybody in tech. Hiten's Pick Steve Jobs's Workplace Prediction I saw this clip of Steve Jobs talking about the
8/4/2021
15 : 4
A few surprises and an offer
There were a few surprises in last week's survey responses. We're a little skeptical about what people are telling us. And we want to dig in to find.. There were a few surprises in last
8/2/2021
15 : 14
Taking action on advice
This is one of the most honest and helpful things I read this past week. Hiten's Pick How To Turn Advice Into Action I couldn't help but smile when I read the first line of this article: "
7/28/2021
15 : 14
Take this quick survey for me?
I've never seen this kind of information exist before. Now, I'm looking to collect it.The survey is completely anonymous. Click here to fill it out.. I've never seen this kind of
7/26/2021
15 : 44
The best SaaS products with a free plan
This past week on Twitter, I asked people what their favorite SaaS products with a free plan were. The list is full of gems. Hiten's Pick The Highest Forms of Wealth What does it mean to be wealthy
7/22/2021
18 : 34
Join me tonight!
I'm speaking about startup pivots and product/market fit tonight (7/22) at 5:30pm PDT. I'll be sharing some of my secret strategies and tactics... I'm speaking about startup pivots and
7/19/2021
15 : 4
Mindset makes you world-class
Giannis Antetokounmpo teaches us all an important lesson—even if we can't shoot a basketball to save our lives. Hiten's Pick When You Hear the Word Startup, What Comes to Mind? The word "
7/12/2021
15 : 24
How a Stripe product manager predicts problems
Don't wait to do a post-mortem to figure out why your product failed. Do this instead. Hiten's Pick What Nobody Understands About Startups I recently joined Ch Daniel for a conversation on his