The 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…Apr 18, 20219Apr 18, 20219
Decisions, 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…Jul 24, 20181Jul 24, 20181
How 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.”Jun 28, 2018Jun 28, 2018
Mixpanel’s Y Combinator application in 2009Read the application that got us to the Y Combinator interviewJun 26, 2018Jun 26, 2018
Acquiring 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…Jun 21, 20182Jun 21, 20182
The 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.Jun 5, 20183Jun 5, 20183
Things 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…Jun 2, 20181Jun 2, 20181
Let’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…Jun 2, 20181Jun 2, 20181
Here’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.Jun 2, 20181Jun 2, 20181
