Suhail DoshiThe first 18 months of a startup1/ The first 18 months of a startup: After starting my 2nd company in 2019, I decided I would write down useful lessons I learned or…5 min read·Apr 18, 2021--9--9
Suhail DoshiDecisions, decisions. It gets harder as a company grows.One of the things that gets harder as the company grows is the speed at which the company can make decisions. At some point, it’s not…4 min read·Jul 24, 2018--1--1
Suhail DoshiHow to approach someone to be your mentorRecently a new founder asked me: “How do I approach anyone to be a mentor to me? It seems like a very overwhelming ask sometimes.”2 min read·Jun 28, 2018----
Suhail DoshiMixpanel’s Y Combinator application in 2009Read the application that got us to the Y Combinator interview7 min read·Jun 26, 2018----
Suhail DoshiAcquiring your first 100 customersGetting my first 100 customers always felt like a puzzle. The next 1000 seemed unreachable. Besides, how can you get feedback to make the…3 min read·Jun 21, 2018--2--2
Suhail DoshiThe first 18 months of starting a company: it’s life or deathThe first 18 months of starting a company are often life or death. I must’ve made 5 different companies that each failed within 9 mo.4 min read·Jun 5, 2018--3--3
Suhail DoshiThings I wish I did before starting a companyWhen I think about the process I had when starting a company for the first time, I realize how much luck was involved. I might’ve even…3 min read·Jun 2, 2018--1--1
Suhail DoshiLet’s talk about fundraisingIn 2009, Y Combinator only gave us $15K, half our YC batch died after demo day, 11 firms told us no, 2 firms wanted to find us a CEO, 1 VC…3 min read·Jun 2, 2018--1--1
Suhail DoshiHere’s what I learned when I became “CEO” at 20I became “CEO” at 20. I dropped out of college. I had only interned somewhere previously.3 min read·Jun 2, 2018--1--1