You probably can't have your cake and eat it too. But that's just fine.
A new conduit for knowledge of business strategy
Three reasons why RSS still dominates in audio, but not text.
Advice for Generalist Founders
An exclusive excerpt from a16z general partner Andrew Chen’s new book, The Cold Start Problem
Commoditizing tweets’ complement (the algorithm) will increase usage and rebuild trust
A conflict of interest
A guide to the “right way” (discounted cash flow analysis), and why “everything is dumb right now.”
How and why early-stage startups sacrifice growth for power
I hope it becomes a new paradigm for the creator economy
Is being Sequoia actually pretty easy?
On launching and learning
A guide to Porter’s “Five Forces” framework—through the lens of Spotify
A friendly rebuttal
Businesses plateau for two reasons: Their strategy is wrong (Wrong Strategy Syndrome) They fail to execute any strategy at all (Fuzzy Strat
It’s not like war, but it’s not like art class, either.
And does it matter?
Jesse Beyroutey, partner at IA Ventures, on why some companies achieve dominance while others get bogged down.
How to understand the essence of any business
How the Fed accidentally scuttled your Series B, simply explained
Building your v1
Three Shorts — April 2nd, 2020
My chapter-by-chapter summary, with notes and reactions
Their new paid podcast feature only makes sense in a world where in-app purchase rules are relaxed.
