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The Season of Startup Cockroaches is Upon Us
Hunker down & survive. Make tough choices faster and don't become a zombie. (#8)
Ben Yoskovitz
Jan 24
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The Startup CEO Job is Intense, Lonely, Rewarding & Crazy
Survey says: Being a CEO is tough, but they love it anyway. (#15)
Ben Yoskovitz
Mar 14
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How Do You Know You're Solving a Problem that Matters?
You can't say, "I know it when I see it." That's nonsense. And if you get the problem wrong, you're building on a very weak foundation. (#5)
Ben Yoskovitz
Jan 3
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You Don't Have Product-Market Fit (and that's OK)
Prematurely declaring Product-Market Fit is running rampant. You can't launch, get 3 users and claim you've won. (#14)
Ben Yoskovitz
Mar 7
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What is Truly at the Heart of Your Product?
You need to figure this out & the "atomic units of engagement" to build a great product (#16)
Ben Yoskovitz
Mar 21
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Early Startup Employees Deserve More Equity
Employees 1-10 take a lot of risk, create immense value, but don't often get rewarded. (#9)
Ben Yoskovitz
Jan 31
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Hearts, Minds, Wallets: The Simple Structure for a Successful Startup Pitch
Pitching = Storytelling. No matter what kind of pitch you're doing (on-stage, in a boardroom, etc.) you need to be a great storyteller. (#10)
Ben Yoskovitz
Feb 7
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How to Write Great Investor Updates
(#3) Hey founders: you do send investor updates regularly, right?!?! (Included: an easy Google doc template for great investor updates)
Ben Yoskovitz
Dec 20, 2022
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Vanity Metrics: The Numbers We Hate to Love
If vanity metrics are bad, what makes a good metric? How do I know I'm tracking the right things? (#12)
Ben Yoskovitz
Feb 21
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Focused Chaos: What does this really mean?
(#2) Are you a headless chicken or a chaos wizard?
Ben Yoskovitz
Dec 15, 2022
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Revisiting the Standout Jobs postmortem; Part I
Failure sucks. But you can learn a lot from it. In 2010 I failed in a big way, and then wrote a post about it. Let's see if I learned anything since…
Ben Yoskovitz
Jan 10
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4 Steps to Building Super Sticky Products Leveraging Your Best Users
Treat your best users well and they'll reward you with even more engagement (#13)
Ben Yoskovitz
Feb 28
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