From the Editors

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From the Operators

Michael Thompson of CORPOREwear shares the advice he got at different points in his life that led him to feeling fulfilled in his career in "The 8 Pieces of Career Advice That Helped Shape A Career I Now Love"

From the Investors

Hampus Jakobsson of BlueYard Capital shares the best practices he learned for managing his time in "All the unhealthy productivity things I did as a founder"

Jason Lemkin of SaaStr explains why whomever is best at firing should be doing so in the early stages of a company in "Does a CEO have the right to fire an employee down the chain?"

Alex Rampell of Andreessen Horowitz explains this third model of selling your product and how it differs from channel partnership in "On B2B2C Business Models"

Max Zamkow of Ugly Duckling Ventures encourages founders to fake it 'til they make it in "Want to know how to raise your first round? Start acting like you've already closed it"

Paul Singh of Results Junkies un-complicates the stages of startups and businesses in "There are only 2 stages to any company"