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8/31/2021
16 : 4

Can't-miss career advice from Microsoft, Looker, Reddit & Twitter

Nick Caldwell plucks 8 lessons from his enviable Silicon Valley career. View this email in your browser August 31, 2021 •••••• Today, we're sharing eight pieces of advice from an engineering leader
8/26/2021
16 : 14

Answers to all your toughest early product questions

Ryan Glasgow tackles the tough product questions every founder faces, from segmentation and MVPs, to product/market fit and second products. View this email in your browser August 26, 2021 •••••• Today
8/24/2021
16 : 4

Treat the people experience like a product — advice from a 4X Chief People Officer

Credit Karma's Colleen McCreary on how to bring a fresh approach to your compensation, rewards & recognition, and performance management processes. View this email in your browser August 24,
8/19/2021
16 : 4

Why you should weigh startup ideas with the head and the heart

3X founder Waseem Daher unpacks his lessons from the first year of building Pilot. View this email in your browser August 19, 2021 •••••• Earlier this week, we combed the Review archives for the best
8/17/2021
16 : 14

12 frameworks for finding startup ideas

We've gone back through our archives to surface the best advice on ideation and problem selection from first-time entrepreneurs and repeat-founders. View this email in your browser August 17, 2021
8/10/2021
16 : 4

This CEO analyzed his calendar for 2 years — here's what he learned

How to juggle wearing a ton of hats as a founder/CEO building from 0 to 1 View this email in your browser August 10, 2021 •••••• One multi-time startup founder shares an unvarnished, data-driven look
7/29/2021
16 : 14

Better meetings make for better days — 20 tactics to try out with your team

We're spending more time in meetings than ever. The sharpest folks we've interviewed share their best tips for making sure this time is well spent. View this email in your browser July 29, 2021
7/20/2021
16 : 14

30 tactical takeaways from leaders at Notion, Plaid & other top startups

The big ideas and tactical takeaways that have stuck with us from the first 30 episodes of our podcast, In Depth. View this email in your browser July 20, 2021 •••••• This week, we're looking back
6/29/2021
16 : 14

The best advice on The Review in 2021 (so far)

As we near the halfway point of 2021, we look back on the startup advice that's resonated most with our readers so far. View this email in your browser June 29, 2021 •••••• We'll be back next
5/26/2021
16 : 4

How this founder gained conviction to build in an unfamiliar space

Bowery Farming just raised a $300M Series C. Founder & CEO Irving Fain looks back on getting started. View this email in your browser May 26, 2021 •••••• This week, a repeat founder opens up about
5/14/2021
3 : 10

Ask why it won’t work, and other lessons this founder relies on

Rick Song shares the hiring and go-to-market lessons he's learned from Square and taking his startup Persona from 0 to 1. View this email in your browser May 13, 2021 •••••• This week, a former
4/29/2021
16 : 24

How to spot stellar VP of Engineering candidates — advice from Shopify

Shopify's Farhan Thawar shares his go-to-framework for approaching the VP of Engineering search. View this email in your browser April 29, 2021 •••••• Back again this week with an article penned by
4/27/2021
16 : 14

Get your exec team to argue more, and other counterintuitive lessons from Twilio

13 years after Twilio's launch, Jeff Lawson opens up about the ups and downs of building to share unconventional lessons on getting better with scale. View this email in your browser April 27, 2021
4/22/2021
16 : 24

Between sales and product: building out self-serve at Notion & Dropbox

Notion's Head of Customer Experience shares tactical lessons on closing the gap between product and sales and driving self-serve strategies. View this email in your browser April 22, 2021 •••••• We
4/20/2021
16 : 14

This 3X Chief People Officer's tips on leadership development & employee experience

Lambda School's Chief People Officer on what a great employee experience looks like and advice for training managers and developing talent. View this email in your browser April 20, 2021 ••••••
4/13/2021
16 : 14

30 tips for new startup employees. 

Actionable tactics from the experts to hit the ground running at a new startup. View this email in your browser April 13, 2021 •••••• This week, we've crowdsourced a guide for new startup employees
4/6/2021
16 : 14

Kim Scott is back with a sequel to Radical Candor — get a sneak peek

Simple frameworks and tactical ideas for creating more just, inclusive workplaces. View this email in your browser April 6, 2021 •••••• This week, we've got a Review powerhouse back with another
3/31/2021
2 : 34

So you want to build a personal brand? Get started here.

Anjuan Simmons has taken the stage at conferences all over the world — get his tips for standing out. View this email in your browser March 30, 2021 •••••• This week, we've got a detailed guide for
3/23/2021
16 : 14

A curated GTM guide for early founders—lessons from Stripe, Figma & more

First Round's new partner Meka Asonye crowdsources GTM lessons from his network of early leaders at Stripe, Plaid, Figma and other top startups. View this email in your browser March 23, 2021 •••••
2/25/2021
17 : 14

Focus on your first 10 Systems, not just your first 10 hires

HashiCorp's Kevin Fishner on why the systems side of startups doesn't get much attention & how to approach annual planning and decision-making systems View this email in your browser