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Don't Run Out of Money

And the 4 other jobs of a founder/CEO

Dec 2 •

November 2023

What Sam Altman Looks For In Founders

And a framework for growing infrequently used products

Nov 28 •

What Founders Should Do in a Crisis

And how Sam Altman taught a masterclass with the OpenAI crisis

Nov 25 •

A Hiring Principle From An a16z Partner

And why Super Mario can help your marketing

Nov 21 •

The Founder Journey: Anis Bennaceur

And why you're probably closing fewer deals than you could

Nov 18 •

Y Combinator's 22 Pieces of Essential Startup Advice

And how to map your assumptions early on

Nov 14 •

OpenAI Didn't Just Kill Your Startup

And how to apply Stratechery's aggregation theory to the GPT Store

Nov 11 •

A Startup Idea For The New GPT Store

And why founders should repeat themselves endlessly

Nov 7 •

Why Founders Should Hire a Chief of Staff

And why it's different for generalist vs specialist founders

Nov 4 •

October 2023

Fundraising Is A Tactic (Not A Goal)

And a 12 million dollar startup idea

Oct 31 •

The Risk Of Accepting A High Valuation

And how to correctly value your startup

Oct 28 •

Peter Thiel's Best Management Tip

And an idea SaaS founders would pay you to build

Oct 24 •

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