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Nov 1, 2020 16 tweets 9 min read Read on X
This is a never ending thread of the very best online content and resources for early stage startups.

Relevant for both self-funded/bootstrapped and venture backed pre-seed/seed stage companies.
The blog posts from 2008 on @ericries’ blog are a must-read for startup founders. They describe the basics for building online businesses. Timeless and useful content, regardless of your opinion about lean startup. startuplessonslearned.com/2008/
This video on “How to Operate” by @rabois should be required for every startup founder to watch and internalize. Especially useful for founders who are new to management.
Trying to understand product/market fit? Start here. This is a copy of @pmarca’s original timeless 2007 blog post about product/market fit. pmarchive.com/guide_to_start… Image
Startups need early believers. In 2009, @sparker wrote this email to @eldsjal and @shak. There isn’t a better example of an early startup believer. Sean believed because of what the original @Spotify team was able to create and ship to the world. scribd.com/doc/67465758/S…
This timeless article from 2018 by @ashleymayer explains exactly how startups should be thinking about PR and communications. She worked at @Box for 6 years during @levie’s rise to becoming twitter famous as an enterprise founder/ceo. medium.com/@ashleymayer/i…
If you can set aside your opinion about what Facebook is today and watch this interview you’ll see an example of a founder with a growth mindset. In particular, @finkd’s comments at the end about focusing intensely on customer experience are instructive.
Strategy is critical at the earliest stages of a business. The three tasks that @joulee recommends to do more of describes exactly what an early stage startup team should be doing to be strategic. medium.com/the-year-of-th…

Also, her book on management is 🔥 amzn.to/2PRwCyW
Working on a SaaS business? Avoiding the 🐘 in the room? The P word? Pricing. This is your savior: @Patticus and @lennysan teamed up to create this step-by-step paint-by-numbers how to guide to put an end to all those pricing fears and debates. Forever. lennyrachitsky.com/p/saas-pricing…
I often hear early stage startup teams say they have done “no marketing.” That’s not accurate. Startups are marketing, even when they think they aren’t. Here’s an explanation by @Steli about what marketing actually means. Let’s set the record straight. blog.close.com/killing-the-st…
Bookmark this for when you’re looking for a co-founder. @eriktorenberg breaks the whole process down in this step-by-step how to guide: eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/how-to-find-…
When you're trying to figure out the go-to-market (GTM) strategy for a B2B company, this deck by @carolinedclark is exactly what you need. docs.google.com/presentation/d…
Trying to understand investors and the fundraising process? This guide by @NFX will set you straight. nfx.com/post/the-non-o…
Must-read sales and marketing books for startups. Image
Co-Founder and CEO of @Drift, David Cancel, is obsessed with storytelling. He's a 5X founder who cares deeply about internal company culture. This is his eye-opening perspective: firstround.com/review/how-thi…
Anyone who is working on or thinking about a referral program for their SaaS product needs to read this thread.

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Breaking Bad is a co-founder story disguised as a drug-dealing story.

It’s a hilariously accurate image of what co-founder challenges look like.

Here are the best example scenes and what you can learn from them.
This is a classic mistake: partnering based on complimentary skillsets alone.

A lot more is required for an effective co-founder relationship.

Above all, you have to know that you get along and work well together.
The idea will change, the skillset needs will change, but your co-founder will stay the same person.

Partnering with friends and doing work trials is so powerful. You’re ensuring you can actually work together in practice.

Here’s YC’s advice for running a work trial. Image
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If you’re early with low burn, I would recommend figuring out if you have a viable freemium strategy. A free forever product that can have high retention is what you’re aiming for.
Better yet, if you’re self-funded then this is your time to shine. Do what well-funded competitors with large teams cannot easily do. What was a healthy burn rate a year ago is considered baggage now.
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Here's the headline...

"55% of Americans plan on finding a new job in the next 12 months" @bankrate

Or…

"4mm quit their jobs in April... In tech, resignations increased by 4.5%" @HarvardBiz

Now forget about the career angle and think about what this means...
From our own research, just under half (45%) of employees have taken documents with them after they've left the company.

Another 35% say they can still access Google Drive / Box / Dropbox after they leave.

Materials may range from mundane to highly sensitive...
"...Mid and large companies use SSO. Once people leave the company, wouldn't removing SSO access mean you're good?"

Nope.

Over half of the 300+ people we surveyed said they had added their personal email to work documents.

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