Edu: Prioritization & Unfunded Mandates - If Everything is a Priority, Nothing is a Priority
Most startups limp along with way too many priorities—and the lack of focus will kill them. Ruthless and deliberate prioritization and sequencing is *the* secret ingredient behind successful startups....
1 Dec 202244min
Edu: Business Development - Embracing Raw Capitalism w/ Emil Michael
Emil Michael was Uber’s Chief Business Officer during the company’s glory years, and is one of the small handful of people who shaped the modern ridesharing economy. Emil is one of Silicon Valley’s mo...
24 Nov 202237min
Reacts: Downturn Fundraising - How to Raise Money in the Current Climate w/Emil Michael & Jessy Wu
It’s no secret that the investment environment has changed quite drastically in the last six months, and for many founders out there it has become much more difficult to raise the needed funds. We hav...
21 Nov 202220min
Edu: Avoiding Toxic Niceness - Speaking Truth to Power (with Jessy Wu)
Yaniv is joined by Jessy Wu, Investor at Afterwork Ventures, to talk about how excessive niceness in a startup ecosystem can turn toxic, and what can be done to fight back against it. This episode is ...
17 Nov 202238min
Q&A: Prioritising Features, How to Cold Email Investors, and More
Time for another Listener Q&A episode! Chris and Yaniv give clear, actionable answers on the following questions: How to prioritise which features to build? How to think about PR for your startup? ...
11 Nov 202228min
Edu: Developer Platforms - Profiting From the Labour of Others
The modern software ecosystem is made possible by developer platforms and APIs. Many of the most successful tech startups of recent years have succeeded by offering powerful tools to developers. So wh...
3 Nov 202256min
Edu: Startup Crisis Management - When It All Turns To Sh*t
There comes a point in the journey of most startups when it all turns to sh*t. A crisis looms large and it is up to you, as a leader, to get things back on track. What do you do? How do you talk about...
27 Okt 202233min
Edu: First Principles Thinking - Don’t Doom Yourself to Mediocrity
You can’t disrupt the status quo by accepting it. Too many startup founders accept constraints on what they can do without seriously challenging them, and in doing so miss the opportunity to fundament...
20 Okt 202236min
