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Sorry but this isn't really helpful. The author might as well have just stated the Feynman Algorithm: 1. Write down the problem 2. Think real hard 3. Write down the solution

One thing I love about the product management role is that it exposes you to a much broader range of skills to learn (beyond product features and people management), including desi…

I think there's also a theme around young founders, the ability to work as a team when the going gets tough, hubris, and the fame that comes with being in YC. During YC, you're in …

Posted this on another thread as well. It's important that one of the key lessons here is that the CEO of Zirtual, AND their investors, failed in their responsibilities during this…

It's important that one of the key lessons here is that the CEO of Zirtual, AND their investors, failed in their responsibilities during this whole fiasco. The CEO: Jack Dorsey has…

Well put and totally agree - in other words, as the start-up founder, you know it's a good idea. My cynical take on "many bad ideas become major successes" is that as an investor b…

"All of these were ideas that seemed bad but turned out to be good, and this is the magic formula for major success." I see this sentiment expressed often, like it's a good thing t…

It's probably not rooted, but it probably also violates Apple's developer license agreement (which are needlessly restrictive) - sections 2 and 3 in this doc: https://developer.app…

I'd save the questions for the offer negotiation, but most of the equity questions are reasonable. I can understand someone not telling you the revenue/cost numbers, and that's whe…

Things to ask from any start-up: Regarding your grant: 1. How many outstanding shares (including as yet un-granted option pool shares) - divide your grant by this number and you ha…

Apple developer program licensing agreements make it very hard to (legally) provide iOS devices for remote testing.

The author is self aware and empathetic. But even if he wasn't or his natural inclination was not to become more kind, it's a really good thing to fake (and will hopefully become n…

Throwaway account. Our start-up was acquired by famous bigco after 2 years. ~20 of us were in the company. Every single person is making >$500K, 16 of 20 are making >$1.5M, and 7 o…