Persona Led Growth
The old playbook for growth is dead. If you want to win today, you need to use Persona Led Growth.
The Ultimate Unfair Advantage
Startup speed and innovation + corporate resources and distribution. Virtually no “startup within a big company” works, but when it does, it’s like capturing lightning in a bottle.
Why Sales and Distribution Matters
Explore why the best product doesn’t always win, and the reason you need to pay close attention to sales and distribution for product success.
Breaking Through with Category Creation
How category creators play a different game and experience outsized rewards as a result.
Customer Success, Then Growth
Why customer success can be the difference between high churn and high growth for SaaS startups.
How to Own a Market
How to leverage proprietary technology, economies of scale, network effects, branding, and durability.
How to Build a Valuable Company
Why you want to be the only player in a market so small that people won’t even think that it makes sense.
Important Discussions Before Starting a Startup
How to decide the equity split, CEO title, and vesting agreement.
How to Choose a Co-founder and Work Well Together
Why your co-founder is the most important ingredient when it comes to starting a company.
Hiring for Startups
Why it is important to keep your company as small as it can be at every stage.
How to Prevent Your Startup From Dying
Why you should know your Burn and Runway, and not lie to yourself.
The Single Most Important Thing for Growth
How you can measure Product/Market Fit and get on your way to scaling your startup.
The Fundraising Paradox
Why the best way to raise money is to get to the point where you don’t need to.
Two Things VCs Look For
How your team and market can possess all of the elements of a good bet.
Key Metrics for Different Business Models
Key metrics you should be tracking based on your startup’s business model.
The Best Primary Metric for Startups
Why growing this primary metric proves that you’re a valuable startup.
Why Launching Repeatedly Means Doing It Right
Why launching is not a point in time but rather a continuous process throughout a company’s lifecycle.
User Interview Questions and Strategies
Questions and strategies that you can use to extract helpful information from your users at all stages of running your company.
Startup Tools for Founders
Best-in-class tools I recommend for founders throughout a startup's lifecycle.