Essays, conversations, digests.
Going viral, my thoughts, and updates from me in October 2023.
Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh
Companies that achieve Product/Market Fit -- both self-funded and VC-funded -- exhibit the same prototypical metrics curves and subjective experiences.
A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen
I was recently involved in moderating a chat with Kanjun Qiu of Imbue at the MIT AI conf:…
swyx
What not to do when building a B2B startup
Lenny's Newsletter · Jake Fuentes
Reflecting on selling Smart Bear in 2007, offering insights for entrepreneurs facing similar decisions.
Some of the most enticing, important metrics are impossible to measure, even after the fact. Here's how to identify and avoid this trap.
"Building in public" is popular: How fun when strangers cheer you on! But isn't competitive advantage ruined when competitors know your growth rate and steal your source code?
Is everyone working very hard, all the time, and yet accomplishing 1/10th of what it seems they should? Maybe this is why.
Paul Graham
"Focus" requires saying "no" to most things, but there's a way to do it that allows you to say "yes" exactly when it matters most.
These forces make larger companies slower and more difficult to execute, but also more effective when harnessed and leveraged.
Today is exactly 2 years since I quit my job and become a full-time indie hacker.
We analyze growth in unicorn market cap by region. We also compare # of Barry's Bootcamps to # of unicorns for key cities.
Elad Gil · Substack · Elad Gil
I presented an updated version of this talk at CascadiaJS 2024! slides here, video pending.
There have been multiple call to regulate AI. It is too early to do so.
Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky
Lenny's Newsletter · Coach Erika Gemzer
Lenny's Newsletter · Amol Avasare
Lenny's Newsletter · Sho Kuwamoto
