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Don’t start a tech-enabled service
LLMs are going to enable a whole new crop of tech-enabled services. Here’s what you need to know before starting one. (Hint: it's a slog.)
Sep 20
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Waseem Daher
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Managing your psychology as a founder
Bad news for startup founders: your job sucks. Here’s how to manage that fact.
Sep 6
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Waseem Daher
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August 2023
Avoiding the slow no
There’s nothing worse than the slow no—here’s where you might encounter it, and how to avoid it.
Aug 23
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Waseem Daher
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July 2023
Structural advantages of startups
Startups must have some fundamental advantages over big companies—if they didn’t, startups simply wouldn’t exist.
Jul 26
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June 2023
Delegate, don’t abdicate
Empower your team, but don’t use that as an excuse to check out entirely
Jun 28
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Waseem Daher
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You’re going to hire the wrong executive
Executive hiring is hard. You’re going to get it wrong. Here’s why.
Jun 14
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Waseem Daher
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May 2023
Does the “no” ever get less awkward?
This is my third startup. The “no”s don’t sting any less this time around.
May 31
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Waseem Daher
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How much money should you raise?
There’s a principled way to approach how much money to raise. Here’s how.
May 17
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Waseem Daher
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Your startup has to be inevitable
To attract investors, employees, and customers, your startup needs a compelling story about why its success is a sure thing.
May 3
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Waseem Daher
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April 2023
You’re not here to make friends
Your job is to be an effective leader, not to be well-liked.
Apr 19
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Waseem Daher
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Discounting is the root of all evil
An overreliance on discounting suggests that something else is broken in your process… and probably helps you less than you’d think.
Apr 5
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Waseem Daher
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March 2023
Getting investor introductions
Don’t ask for “an intro to some VCs”—do your homework and make a targeted, tactical request.
Mar 22
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