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Getting a job at a startup
People often come to me and ask about job opportunities at startups. Many of them are switching from non-startup jobs into the area. These people have trouble. There are a few easy ways. 1. Be an established expert in a
Getting a job at a startup
People often come to me and ask about job opportunities at startups. Many of them are switching from non-startup jobs into the area. These people have trouble. There are a few easy ways. 1. Be an established expert in a
The creative moment
Things are easy to do when you want to do them. They happen fast. When you first think of a thing — right this minute — is often the most excited you will ever feel about it. The whole context
The creative moment
Things are easy to do when you want to do them. They happen fast. When you first think of a thing — right this minute — is often the most excited you will ever feel about it. The whole context
Newsletter
If you want to keep up with me in an occasional sort of way here is what you can do: Get this blog as an email newsletter. Of course if you email with me from time to time you will
Newsletter
If you want to keep up with me in an occasional sort of way here is what you can do: Get this blog as an email newsletter. Of course if you email with me from time to time you will
Clever vs Big ideas
Some ideas are clever and awesome and right without being big. To be big the startup needs a way to travel the “idea maze” (an idea I heard about from cdixon.org). This point was driven home in a
Clever vs Big ideas
Some ideas are clever and awesome and right without being big. To be big the startup needs a way to travel the “idea maze” (an idea I heard about from cdixon.org). This point was driven home in a
The secret: Structured Procrastination
How can you get so much stuff done that people say WTF? I have a way. A name for my technique is something I learned from one of my Stanford philosophy professors. When you don’t feel like doing what you’re
The secret: Structured Procrastination
How can you get so much stuff done that people say WTF? I have a way. A name for my technique is something I learned from one of my Stanford philosophy professors. When you don’t feel like doing what you’re
A system for networking with human beings
How does a busy person make sure they are networking and meeting folks? My system: Software – Email people when you think of them – existing contacts or strangers (“I admire your work”) – Introduce people whenever it might be
A system for networking with human beings
How does a busy person make sure they are networking and meeting folks? My system: Software – Email people when you think of them – existing contacts or strangers (“I admire your work”) – Introduce people whenever it might be
Major aha moment and insight about analytics on the web: social web kills them
@davezatz But the lesson is bigger: you (and me) don't care about analytics any more. We see stats via twitter mentions etc! Aha moment — Amol Sarva (@amol) August 7, 2013
Major aha moment and insight about analytics on the web: social web kills them
@davezatz But the lesson is bigger: you (and me) don't care about analytics any more. We see stats via twitter mentions etc! Aha moment — Amol Sarva (@amol) August 7, 2013
Google, the Microsoft of our time
Makes oodles of money. Runs a monopoly (search). Hires smart people with puzzles (golf balls). Based on a me-too-yet-more successful product (search, adwords). Full of big wild eyed bets (self driving cars). And full of big clone-it-better-and-lose-money-for-market-share projects (gmail, maps,
Google, the Microsoft of our time
Makes oodles of money. Runs a monopoly (search). Hires smart people with puzzles (golf balls). Based on a me-too-yet-more successful product (search, adwords). Full of big wild eyed bets (self driving cars). And full of big clone-it-better-and-lose-money-for-market-share projects (gmail, maps,
Products: are you making a new car or a new coffee pot?
Ingenious wisdom from Dave Baggett that I only picked up third-hand the other day. Some products are big, complex, inter-related, many must-haves, many differentiators, fail-hard monsters. These are cars. You can’t win in the car market as a new entrant
Products: are you making a new car or a new coffee pot?
Ingenious wisdom from Dave Baggett that I only picked up third-hand the other day. Some products are big, complex, inter-related, many must-haves, many differentiators, fail-hard monsters. These are cars. You can’t win in the car market as a new entrant
Tech/startup people who are “not that technical”
I often meet managers in tech who say they are not *that* technical. As if they are pretty technical but not as technical as the bearded unix god optimizing their database performance. This is usually a euphemism for “I am
Tech/startup people who are “not that technical”
I often meet managers in tech who say they are not *that* technical. As if they are pretty technical but not as technical as the bearded unix god optimizing their database performance. This is usually a euphemism for “I am
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