May 13, 2024
Leadership
Set a clear strategy for company and product success so you stay grounded in what you want to achieve. Find practical advice on goal-setting, cross-functional planning, prioritization, and leadership.
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Strategy should not be so hard
Strategy is not a list of hunches, priorities, or tactics. When people feel that strategy is just too hard, that usually means it has failed — because they were not working off a strategy at all.
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Blaming remote work for a company’s productivity is obfuscation. Mismanagement, unclear goals, no transparency into work, lack of urgency — these are the real culprits.
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Bad companies happen to good people
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Who needs product operations?
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5 lies they tell you about building a startup
You need a lot of capital. Great talent is in specific locations. You must fail fast. Learn why so many common 'truths' about building startups fall short.
Do what VCs say you should not
Venture capital is so intertwined with new software startups that we forget how many of the best-known and most successful businesses started out bootstrapped. Founders would be wise to act boldly and do what private equity firms say you should not.
