The End of Middle Management
You no longer need a fleet of middle managers to build something big, just a small team
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Lessons from Canva’s Global Head of Product Robert Kawalsky
Things I overheard in conversation with a $50B product leader and the head of product at the hottest AI product company around.
7 Bits of practical advice for startups growing in a resource-constrained environment
VCs offer a lot of advice from a 30,000-foot view. Here are 7 bits of practical wisdom I gleaned when managing a large, resource-constrained, growing team that you can apply to your startup today.
Who’s Going to Buy This Startup?
Many “atypical” markets are surprisingly M&A friendly, but VCs may not recognize the potential buyers without guidance
Does Your Startup Pass “The Summer Camp Test?”
As entrepreneurship has professionalized, jargon has proliferated, and platitudes pervade pitches. One helpful tool to combat this scourge of short-hand is:
🏕️ “The Summer Camp Test” ⛺️
20 Lines to Write Before Starting Your Pitch Deck
When getting ready to pitch VCs, founders often jump right into assembling a slide deck. I think this is a mistake. I’d suggest that you start by writing twenty headlines that sum up your startup, and only then build the slides.