Startup Things is dedicated to bits of wisdom gained from staying on top of the startup world.
Tuesday, March 6th 2012
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“Culture is not just the immune system for your company—it is the basis of how you build, function and evolve as a producer of products. It should be omnipresent on your roadmap, given attention and never thought of as an option or afterthought when resources get constrained.”
Wednesday, February 29th 2012
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“The easiest way to get 1 million people paying is to get 1 billion people using”
Sunday, February 19th 2012
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universalnomad:
daniellawhon:
municipal-cake:
slaytanica:
If more company leaders followed this example of selflessness instead of being so fucking greedy the economy wouldn’t be so shitty. I mean really, just how much money do you really need to have.
This dude is fucking awesome. \m/
Very inspiring and an awesome role model. I would like to make a presentation on this guy to the entrepreneurial organization I’m in.
I’m also willing to bet that this guy is a thousand times better at being a CEO than the jackasses here who are rewarded for being unable to keep a company afloat.
More of these type of humans please.
Friday, February 10th 2012
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“If you’re going to devote the best years of your life to your work, have enough love for yourself and the world around you to work on something that matters to you deeply. Something that’s beating out of your chest and compels you to throw yourself at it completely. No one knows whether you and your teammates will realize your audacious visions, but in order to do great things, we must attempt great things.”
Wednesday, February 8th 2012
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Strong Opinions @marksbirch: You Cannot Manufacture Belief
marksbirch:
You can fake a smile, put on an air of confidence, and walk tall. True belief however is not something that can be conjured up with a lot of talk. Believing in yourself, overcoming each small step, and staying focused on your vision comes from something much deeper.
I do not put too much stock in…
Sunday, February 5th 2012
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Bijan Sabet: Weekly All Hands Meeting
bijan:
I worked at a number of startups and big companies before becoming a venture capitalist.
I’ve brought with me a number of lessons I try to keep in my brian so I remember what it was all about. But often I learn the best things from our portfolio companies.
An example of something I’ve learned…
Saturday, February 4th 2012
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“And that’s the key. Are these small things really trivial or are they part of a larger product vision where you end up with a truly polished product? It’s often hard to tell, and sometimes really a probabilistic bet. You really never know if you can nail a product experience until you do. It’s a counter-intuitive strategy and often involves working on some features that no-one even notices but makes their experience smoother or a series of “advanced” features that 5% of your users will use but a different 5% for each feature (meaning that almost everyone adopting has a smooth experience). It’s also counter-intuitive because it seems harder to defend from other companies. You’re not adding more features to a feature chart. But what’s not easily understood is your small changes are actually hard to copy because you’ve made a ton of small decisions that others won’t implement the same way, and so the copy-cat will end up with very different funnel results.”
Saturday, January 7th 2012
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startupquote:
Nothing works better than just improving your product.
- Joel Spolsky
Thursday, November 17th 2011
Tuesday, November 15th 2011
