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7/5/2021
15 : 24
5 things that kill startups
Y Combinator Partner and CEO Michael Seibel has seen his fair share of startup trajectories. Most of them aren't successful. Here's why. Hiten's Pick 5 Things That Kill Startups Y
6/30/2021
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Why everyone should use SOC 2 software
When I first realized that we were building a security company with our pivot to Nira, it hit me like a ton of bricks... When I first realized that we were building a security company with our pivot to
6/28/2021
15 : 24
My favorite Twitter threads about startups
I put together my own thread of the best tweets about startups I've seen over the past few years. Hiten's Pick The Pyramid of Co-Founder Success There is no lack of advice out there about how
6/22/2021
15 : 14
I had this nagging feeling
After building software for 16 years, I've learned to listen to my gut when it comes to selling SaaS products.Early on during our pivot to Nira... After building software for 16 years, I've
6/21/2021
15 : 24
What COVID changed about hiring
So much changed during COVID—including how tech companies hire. Here's a peek into what changed at Facebook. Hiten's Pick A Project of One's Own I enjoyed Paul Graham's latest essay
6/17/2021
15 : 14
Marie’s AMA was 🔥
The most upvoted question was from Walter Chen, a founder of Sacra... The most upvoted question was from Walter Chen, a founder of Sacra: “one problem i encounter is getting really excited about an
6/14/2021
15 : 14
How people discover new products
Beyond obvious ways to grow, like social media ads and SEO, here's what you should be doing to build product awareness. Hiten's Pick Lessons Learned Working With Zuckerberg for 13 Years Dan
6/9/2021
15 : 4
Ask my co-founder anything
Marie is doing an AMA on Product Hunt and will be answering your questions tomorrow... Marie is doing an AMA on Product Hunt and will be answering your questions tomorrow. Ask Marie anything. Seriously
6/8/2021
15 : 14
Nira is live
Because you've been on the journey with us, I wanted to share all the details about my new product with you first... Our new website is live! FYI is now Nira. Because you've been on the journey
6/7/2021
15 : 14
This one email explains Apple
We can learn a lot from this 2007 email exchange between Steve Jobs and Apple's former SVP of Software Engineering Bertrand Serlet. Hiten's Pick This One Email Explains Apple An October 2007
6/3/2021
15 : 14
Common pivot questions
I've successfully pivoted my businesses in the past and every single time it's a new adventure. This time with FYI it wasn't any different. Pivots... Pivots are a topic that keeps coming up
5/31/2021
15 : 24
How to play the long game
Remember to build your relationships now with the long-term in mind—people will remember it for a long time to come. Hiten's Pick Playing Long-Term Games in Business Hustle Fund's General
5/25/2021
15 : 14
Document search is doomed for the SaaS graveyard
We were absolutely convinced that finding documents across cloud apps was the best problem for us to solve. We had done tons of customer research... We were absolutely convinced that finding documents
5/24/2021
15 : 4
Is your product good enough?
It's not enough to have a product that is better than the competition. It has to motivate people to change their behavior. Hiten's Pick Saying the Difficult Things It's easy to say you'
5/18/2021
15 : 14
The story of our pivot
Marie (my co-founder) and I were in San Francisco at the office of a 50-person startup to meet with the CEO who was using our document search product. Marie (my co-founder) and I were in San Francisco
5/17/2021
15 : 14
Lessons from the inventor of Amazon Prime
Bing Gordon shares the lessons he learned in the process of starting Amazon Prime and serving on the company's board for 15 years. Hiten's Pick Prioritize the Highest Order Bit This is one of
5/11/2021
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Why I’ve been so quiet
As you may know, my startup FYI has been focused on helping people find documents across cloud apps. Turns out it's a dead end. Getting adoption... As you may know, my startup FYI has been focused
5/10/2021
15 : 14
The 9 habits of ultra-fast iterations
When building a new product, focus less on perfecting product quality and more on doing things quickly and building out from the core. Hiten's Pick The Upsides to Unshipping What if we valued
5/3/2021
15 : 14
Research gives us the problem, not the answer
This is a good reminder about how important it is to shape project scopes sufficiently from the outset. Hiten's Pick How To Break Through the Ceiling in Product-Led Growth This one particular line
4/26/2021
17 : 54
Are you taking breaks between meetings?
For decades, calendar software has defaulted to on-the-hour meetings. It's time for a change. Hiten's Pick Building Out Customer Experience at Notion & Dropbox Kate Taylor has spent her