always surprised by how much valuable, timeless advice there is in these 10+ year old articles (e.g. went down a rabbit hole on @Kellblog )
kellblog.com/2011/07/15/mar…
we have normalised overconsumption. listening to a podcast while we walk, scrolling reels in the toilet, listening to music while we cook, watching a show on Netflix while we eat. it’s as if there is NO breathing space for your mind. you’re constantly trying to fill the void, the…
re-read rippling's investor memo - the idea of compound startup > focused startup is really fascinating.
are there any other good examples where this playbook of building multiple products early on worked well?
rippling.com/blog/rippling-…
Ideally you would just have AI handle all your intimate relationships, hobbies, learning, personal growth etc. and spend all that extra time watching short form video content.
Tobi Lutke explains what the VCs who passed on Shopify got wrong
Tobi recounts pitching Shopify to VCs on Sand Hill Road a few years after founding Shopify.
Investors passed because they thought the addressable market was too small. At the time, there were about 40,000-50,000…
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The ultimate guide to 0-to-1 sales with @jjen_abel
Jen and her team at @jjellyfish_co have worked with over 300 early-stage founders teaching them how to do sales, early customer discovery, and to set up a repeatable sales motion.
In our conversation, Jen explains
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here are 10 learnings for startups selling to enterprise:
1. it's not about moving up-market to sell more seats —it’s about delivering a complete step-change in executive value.
2. your GTM depends on their buying maturity— if there is no strategy/process unable to buy…
startups there are two approaches and timelines for achieving product/market fit:
1. Find a market for your product
2. Find a product for your market
#1 tends to attract more investment $$$ due to higher risk and higher reward. This approach often creates its own demand,…
here's the 'playbook' for early-stage startup sales:
1. turn over as many rocks (i.e., outreach experiments) as possible to figure out how to inspire/engage the market in a way other's aren't.
>> be prepared more paths will not work/be exhausted VS work
>> it will be quicker to…
Here are 25 bite-size early-stage sales lessons/learnings we’ve collected at @jjellyfish_co ...
1. 0-1 sales talent does not exist. Founders, this is you.
2. Product/market fit is (almost) always found in adjacent markets. Don’t handcuff yourself to Day 1 market vision.
3. The…
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