Startup Reading List | July 22, 2016 |
This week's edition is split beyond knowing your user and later stage startup advice. One of the links is to a podcast that features one of our favorite Bens... Ben Horowitz who among other things, wrote, The Hard Thing About Hard Things. That got us thinking... how many other awesome Bens are out there? We made a list!*
- Ben of Ben & Jerry's
- Ben-Hur of the most epic chariot race ever.
- Ben Johnson, the fastest man in the world if the world ended the day after September 24, 1988
- Ben Harper, because he makes some of the sweetest and soulful music out there.
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Click here to learn more >> | | Chai Mishra "It's hammered into you, from the day that you start your company, that "if you can't explain what you do in one sentence, you're doomed" I think that's true. But there's a flip-side to it. Your user's emotions are not restricted to one sentence. The depth of your product is not restricted to one sentence." | | Elliot Shmukler "But most decisions aren't like that – they are changeable, reversible – they're two-way doors. If you've made a suboptimal Type 2 decision, you don't have to live with the consequences for that long. You can reopen the door and go back through. Type 2 decisions can and should be made quickly by high judgment individuals or small groups." | | Ben Horowitz and Scott Kupor "So that kind of gets into, are we really doing the right thing by paying everybody with large upfront option packages? Or should we have more cash up front, more ownership back unloaded for the people who are like, "Well, forget mobility, whatever. This is my mission, to build this thing"? Should those be the people who are owning it?" | | Sam Altman "Most founders ignore HR in the first phase of a startup, but it's a huge mistake to continue ignoring it as you transition to a later stage. Good HR will help you scale much faster." | | | You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2016 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. | | |
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