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This was also my thought! OP is going to get a lot of arrows for this article, but it's a genuinely great write up that matches a lot of my experience with mass-market products. It…

Please do! I learned this one during a period at work when I was the host of 10+ large events per week and I needed to move around the room. Spending more than a few minutes in any…

This is a great point on the value of recurring events! Multiple serendipitous / unplanned interactions (where both people leave feeling good) are an important pathway to building …

This is great advice! One build on "it's all about direct connections" theme - getting attention when you are starting out is EXPENSIVE. One option you have is start with asking fo…

If you have a strong enough “Why”, then you can tolerate any “How”. Wanting to be your own boss, or having the ability to freely travel the world are both a great “Why” to create t…

Your experience matches with what I've seen. If you give the cells something spherical [1] to adhere to then you can achieve a higher yield, but still only a monolayer. [1] https:/…

There’s no one specific cause that stands out as common. All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. What IS common amongst terminal cofounder conf…

I've made > 100 pre-seed investments and the #1 cause failure in the first 3 years is founders quitting because of unresolved cofounder conflict. The first time I saw an obviously …

Do you need to raise capital in order to make payroll and keep your company alive? If yes, welcome to one of the most stressful periods of your business. In my experience this is a…