It’s been a long time since belt-tightening was in vogue. Now that we’re on the road to austere times, I’m seeing helpful articles about how to control costs. This guide is aimed at SaaS startups with a cash burn, but […]
This is a great article about how price drives business model decisions. “Price is not an exercise in maximizing some micro-economic supply/demand curve, slapped post-facto onto the product. Rather, it fundamentally determines the nature of the product and the structure […]
Markets matter for startups, so founders should pick great ones! “Problem is, there are no clear frameworks to figure out what a great market is. Traditional advice is to target markets that are large and/or growing fast. That’s vague. So, […]
The video sharing site was just 6 months old at the time. How fun to get this inside look 15 years later! Sequoia VC Roelof Botha had to disclose this during YouTube’s lawsuit with Viacom. | learn more
Sequoia realized, shortly after writing the check, that they have a conflict of interests. They decided to cut all ties and walk away, leaving the money as a parting gift. | learn more
Axios informally surveyed about 40 firms and they all stated they’re still making deals despite the current economic (and health) environment. I suspect this is an optimistic assessment and we’re going to see a slow-down in funding. To be fair, […]
Are you curious what distinguishes a junior, mid-level and senior developer? This is one guy’s detailed analysis. | learn more
“At Across, we wanted to see how many other technology companies and service providers we use on a regular basis. The answer was way more than we thought.” | learn more
Sam Altman writes, “The most counterintuitive secret about startups is that it’s often easier to succeed with a hard startup than an easy one.” | learn more
Lambda School is a startup programming school that uses income sharing agreements to tie tuition payments to students’ income (no income = no tuition). That leaves ‘accounts receivable’ stretching out for years, so they sell it off to outside investors […]