From the Operators Steve Blank of Stanford University explains how he helped implement a repositioning strategy at SuperMac in "Strategy First. Then Relentless Tactical Execution" Jason Fried of Basecamp cautions owners to understand the weight of their asks and suggestions in "The owner's word weighs a ton" Suhail Doshi of Mixpanel looks back on the lessons he learned while fundraising and advises other founders to take smart money, not make 5 year growth projections, and to stop using hyperbole among other tips in this Twitter thread. Ronan Perceval from Phorest shares why making long term decisions, gives you a compounding positive impact over time in "Being an Evergreen Company, and the benefits of planning for the long term." From the Investors Brad Feld of Foundry Group revisits a ten-year-old slide deck from Sequoia in "Step Into The VC Time Machine" Cameron McLain of Hummingbird Ventures urges investors to pay attention to brand in addition to the technology or product in "The Value of Brand for Tech Companies" |