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NEW
EssayMay 11, 2023

My New Startup Checklist

some of you may know I've recently started a new company. I'm not ready to talk about -that- yet, but I did want to capture some notes on logistical stuff I have had to ramp up…

swyx

APR
EssayMay 9, 2023

Apr 2023: I sold Black Magic

And other updates in April 2023

Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh

STARTUP
EssayMay 7, 2023

What a startup does to you. Or: A celebration of new life

A startup is a crucible -- a fiery place that tests your limits, not by probing them but by violently exceeding them, all of the time. It's worth it.

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

LINEAR
EssayMay 2, 2023

How to do linear regression and correlation analysis

Steps, methods, tools, and use cases for locating predictable user actions and improving retention

Lenny's Newsletter · Olga Berezovsky

EssayApr 30, 2023

How repositioning a product allows you to 8x its price

You can charge much more than you think, if you reposition your value-proposition. Here's how.

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

WANT
EssayApr 23, 2023

When you want to quit because it's just not worth it

Are you crying in the shower because you can't handle it anymore? Beyond Impostor Syndrome: Complete melt-down? Well, at least you're in good company.

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

EXCUSE
EssayApr 16, 2023

Excuse me, is there a problem?

Many startups fail despite identifying a real problem and building a product that solves that problem. This explains why, so you can avoid their fate.

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

SHOULD
EssayApr 9, 2023

When should a decision be fast, or slow?

Decisions should usually be made quickly, to accelerate action and learning. But sometimes it really is smarter to take your time. Here's how to decide.

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

MAKING
EssayApr 2, 2023

Making $22K in 7 days: the story

and other updates from me in Mar 2023

Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh

PRICING
EssayApr 2, 2023

Pricing determines your business model

Pricing is inextricably linked to brand, product, and purchasing decisions. It cannot be "figured out later," because it determines your business model today.

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

SAFETY
EssayMar 31, 2023

AI Safety: Technology vs Species Threats

There are at least two ways to think about potential threats coming from advanced AI.

Elad Gil · Substack · Elad Gil

VIDEO
EssayMar 29, 2023

Video and transcript: Fireside chat with Clem Delangue, CEO of Hugging Face

We discuss Hugging Face, Open Source, and AI

Elad Gil · Substack · Elad Gil

EssayMar 28, 2023

Product-led marketing

How to get traffic and users for your product at a near-$0 CAC

Lenny's Newsletter · Kyle Poyar

EssayMar 19, 2023

Navigating the unpredictability of everything

We dramatically, repeatedly fail to predict the future. Does that mean "strategy" is senseless? No, it means you need these techniques to navigate a volatile world.

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

CHANGE
EssayMar 17, 2023

How to change custom domain on Substack

Since September, I've been running my AI newsletter on https://lspace.swyx.io

swyx

EssayMar 11, 2023

TypingMind is live

Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh

EARLY
EssayMar 10, 2023

Early bird license of my new product

Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh

FEB
EssayMar 5, 2023

Feb 2023 updates: Twitter API, ChatGPT API, Hackaigon.

Tony Dinh · Substack · Tony Dinh

STARTUP
EssayFeb 28, 2023

Startup Decoupling & Reckoning

Elad Gil · Substack · Elad Gil

DUOLINGO
EssayFeb 28, 2023

How Duolingo reignited user growth

Lenny's Newsletter · Jorge Mazal

EssayFeb 24, 2023

How to transcribe podcast audio (WhisperX with speaker diarization)

swyx

EssayFeb 16, 2023

Defensibility & Competition

Elad Gil · Substack · Elad Gil

EssayFeb 15, 2023

AI Platforms, Markets, & Open Source

Elad Gil · Substack · Elad Gil

BUILT
EssayFeb 7, 2023

I built a Lenny chatbot using GPT-3. Here’s how to build your own.

Lenny's Newsletter · Dan Shipper

FIND
EssayFeb 4, 2023

How to Find Podcasts That Have Been Deleted

swyx

REVERSE
EssayFeb 2, 2023

How to Reverse Interview Investors

swyx

SWYXIO
EssayJan 31, 2023

The Swyx.io 2023 rewrite

swyx

FIVE
EssayJan 17, 2023

Five steps to starting your product-led growth motion, part 2

Lenny's Newsletter · Hila Qu 曲卉

SIGNS
EssayJan 11, 2023

Signs that a Startup is Going Bad

swyx

FIVE
EssayJan 10, 2023

Five steps to starting your product-led growth motion

Lenny's Newsletter · Hila Qu 曲卉

EssayJan 2, 2023

Organizing Developer Writing Retreats

swyx

FAVE
EssayJan 1, 2023

My Fave New Podcasts of 2022

swyx

GET
EssayJan 1, 2023

How to Get New Ideas

Paul Graham

RANKING
EssayDec 30, 2022

Ranking #1 on HN in the December Dead Zone

swyx

BEST
EssayDec 27, 2022

The Best of Lenny’s Newsletter 2022

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky

FINDING
EssayDec 25, 2022

Finding Fulfillment

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

STARTUP
EssayNov 22, 2022

Startup to exit: Lessons from a first-time founder

Lenny's Newsletter · Suril Kantaria

WORLD
EssayNov 11, 2022

The World Is Run By People No Smarter Than You

swyx

ADD
EssayNov 1, 2022

How to add Tailwind 3 to Docusaurus 2 in 2022

swyx

WANT
EssayNov 1, 2022

What You (Want to)* Want

Paul Graham

NEED
EssayNov 1, 2022

The Need to Read

Paul Graham

GOOD
EssayOct 25, 2022

What is a good activation rate

Lenny's Newsletter · Lenny Rachitsky, Yuriy Timen

ABSOLUTE
EssayOct 11, 2022

The Absolute Best Way to Run Multiple npm Scripts in Parallel in 2022

swyx

ALIEN
EssayOct 1, 2022

Alien Truth

Paul Graham

GET
EssaySep 27, 2022

How to get your marketing team to drive more impact

Lenny's Newsletter · Emily Kramer

TALK
EssaySep 19, 2022

Talk Notes for The End of Localhost (Infobip Shift 2022)

swyx

GETTING
EssaySep 18, 2022

Getting Senpai To Notice You

swyx

EssaySep 17, 2022

The Iterative-Hypothesis customer development method

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

PROFILE
EssaySep 15, 2022

Profile on Livecycle.io Devx Project

swyx

10XING
EssaySep 9, 2022

10x-ing Svelte (Svelte Summit 2022 Talk Notes)

swyx

GOD
EssaySep 5, 2022

The God Endpoints will continue until morale improves

swyx

PARADIGM
EssaySep 1, 2022

Paradigm Lost (CascadiaJS 2022 Talk Notes)

swyx

IVE
EssaySep 1, 2022

What I've Learned from Users

Paul Graham

MEASURE
EssayAug 30, 2022

How to measure cohort retention

Lenny's Newsletter · Olga Berezovsky

INDEX
EssayAug 27, 2022

What if your Index Page was Smart?

swyx

JIT
EssayAug 23, 2022

JIT selection from independent streams: An alternative to the "big backlog" of work

A Smart Bear · Jason Cohen

EssayAug 21, 2022

The Surprisingly High Table Stakes of Modern Blogs

swyx

WRITE
EssayAug 21, 2022

How to write a Python Twitter Unfollow Script in 2022

swyx

WRITING
EssayAug 19, 2022

Writing my first Security blogpost

swyx

BREAKING
EssayAug 7, 2022

Breaking Barbarian

swyx

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