Founder Learning

First Round Review explores 23 Tactical Company Building Lessons, Learned From Scaling Stripe & Notion. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores 8 Product Hurdles Every Founder Must Clear — This PM-Turned-Founder Shares His Playbooks. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

First Round Review explores a Research Thinking Toolkit to Speed Up the Discovery Phase. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores an Exact Breakdown of How One CEO Spent His First Two Years of Company-Building. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores applied Intuition’s Path to Product-Market Fit — The $15B Founder’s Formula for a Winning Company. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores ask Why It Won’t Work, And Other Lessons This Founder Relies on While Building From 0 to 1. Adapt the founder practices to your schedule, decision-making and current constraints.

First Round Review explores build Products That Solve Real Problems With This Lightweight JTBD Framework. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

First Round Review explores finding Startup Ideas and Building in Heavily-Regulated Spaces — Lessons from Cash App & Carbon Health. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

First Round Review explores from Exec Roles to Board Seats — Lessons for the Startup C-Suite from Zendesk, Guru, eBay, & More. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores how Fidji Simo Finds Focus and Creates Conditions for Intentional Work. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

First Round Review explores how Instagram Co-founder Mike Krieger Took Its Engineering Org from 0 to 300 People. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

First Round Review explores how Superhuman Built an Engine to Find Product Market Fit. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores how to Become Insanely Well-Connected. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores how to Make Connections That Count — Advice From a Silicon Valley Veteran (and Introvert). Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores how to Scale Yourself Down — Not Up — as a Leader. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

First Round Review explores how to Take Bigger, Bolder Product Bets — Lessons from Slack’s Chief Product Officer. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

First Round Review explores is All Micromanagement Bad? Here's How the Best Founders and Operators Balance Details and Delegation. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

First Round Review explores is Your Startup Idea Any Good? Borrow These Validation Tactics from the Founders of Linear, Mercury and More. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

First Round Review explores radical Candor — The Surprising Secret to Being a Good Boss. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores references are the most underrated tool in hiring. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

First Round Review explores retool’s Path to Product-Market Fit — Lessons for Getting to 100 Happy Customers, Faster. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores sentry's Path to Product-Market Fit — A High School Dropout Turned an Open-Source Project into a $3B Company. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores serval's Path to Product-Market Fit — Win Enterprise Buyers by Treating Them Like Consumers. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores speed as a Habit. Adapt the founder practices to your schedule, decision-making and current constraints.

First Round Review explores the 25 Micro-Habits of High-Impact Managers. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

First Round Review explores the Company-Building Cornerstones Every Founder Needs to Focus On — Advice From HubSpot’s Dharmesh Shah. Adapt the founder practices to your schedule, decision-making and current constraints.

First Round Review explores the Don’ts That Turned Alexis Ohanian into the Leader He Is Today. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

First Round Review explores the Essential Questions That Have Powered This Top Silicon Valley Manager’s Career. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

First Round Review explores the Founder Dating Playbook – Here’s the Process I Used to Find My Co-Founder. Adapt the founder practices to your schedule, decision-making and current constraints.

First Round Review explores the Founder’s Guide to Building a V1 of Customer Success. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores the Minimum Viable Testing Process for Evaluating Startup Ideas. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

First Round Review explores the Other PMF: Wes Kao’s Framework for Founders Who Want to Communicate — and Lead — Better. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

First Round Review explores the Secret to a Great Planning Process — Lessons from Airbnb and Eventbrite. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores thinking About Taking the Founder Leap? Here’s How to Prep for the Emotional Gauntlet. Adapt the founder practices to your schedule, decision-making and current constraints.

First Round Review explores to Grow Faster, Hit Pause — and Ask These Questions from Stripe’s COO. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores unpacking 5 of Atlassian’s Most Unconventional Company-Building Moves. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores vanta's Path to Product-Market Fit — Solve the Customer’s Problem, Then Write Code. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores vercel’s Path to Product-Market Fit — From Open-Source Project to Billion-Dollar Business. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores your Marketing Org is Slow. Here’s a Framework to Move Faster.. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

First Round Review explores ‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

First Round Review explores “AI-Powered” Isn’t a Position. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

HubSpot Academy explores hubSpot Academy Content Marketing. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

HubSpot Academy explores hubSpot Academy Email Marketing. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

HubSpot Academy explores hubSpot Academy Inbound Marketing. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

HubSpot Academy explores hubSpot Academy Inbound Sales. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

HubSpot Academy explores hubSpot Academy SEO. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

MicroConf explores 13 SaaS Ideas You Can Build Right Now. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

MicroConf explores 3 Copy Mistakes SaaS Founders Should Stop Making. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

MicroConf explores 8 AI Nightmares & ChatGPT Cautionary Tales That All Founders Should Know About. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores a Guide to SOC 2 Compliance For SaaS Founders. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores b2B vs. B2C SaaS: Which Should You Build?. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores how To Manage Tech Debt. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores how a Non-Technical Founder Is Building His First Software Product Alongside His Service Businesses. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores how a Technical Founder Turned a Problem From His Day Job Into a Lucrative SaaS Product. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores how to Find and Validate Business Ideas From 75+ SaaS Marketplaces. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

MicroConf explores microConf Connect’s 12 Days of SaaSmas. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores saaS B2C vs. B2B: Which Is More Profitable?. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores saaS Key Metrics Guide: Every Metric That SaaS Founders Should Know, But Were Too Afraid to Ask. Compare pricing assumptions, unit economics and the financial decisions behind a sustainable company.

MicroConf explores the No-Fluff Guide To What You Need To Know About No Code SaaS. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

MicroConf explores what SaaS Founders Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Paul Graham explores default Alive or Default Dead?. Compare pricing assumptions, unit economics and the financial decisions behind a sustainable company.

Paul Graham explores do Things That Do Not Scale. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

Paul Graham explores how to Get Startup Ideas. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

Paul Graham explores maker’s Schedule, Manager’s Schedule. Adapt the founder practices to your schedule, decision-making and current constraints.

Paul Graham explores ramen Profitable. Compare pricing assumptions, unit economics and the financial decisions behind a sustainable company.

Paul Graham explores startup = Growth. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores aMA with Heidi Zak. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores aMA with John Doerr. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores aMA with Marc Andreessen. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores aMA with Steli Efti. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores aMA with Tom Blomfield. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores andrew Chen on marketplaces. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

Stripe Atlas explores bookkeeping and accounting. Compare pricing assumptions, unit economics and the financial decisions behind a sustainable company.

Stripe Atlas explores building a great product management organization. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores building the executive team. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

Stripe Atlas explores building your startup’s finance team. Compare pricing assumptions, unit economics and the financial decisions behind a sustainable company.

Stripe Atlas explores business banking solutions for optimal cash management. Compare pricing assumptions, unit economics and the financial decisions behind a sustainable company.

Stripe Atlas explores email marketing for ecommerce. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

Stripe Atlas explores equity for founders. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores managing founder stress. Adapt the founder practices to your schedule, decision-making and current constraints.

Stripe Atlas explores networking for founders. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

Stripe Atlas explores optimizing customer sign-up and sign-in. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

Stripe Atlas explores organizations and hypergrowth. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

Stripe Atlas explores pitching your early-stage startup. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores pricing low-touch SaaS. Compare pricing assumptions, unit economics and the financial decisions behind a sustainable company.

Stripe Atlas explores recruiting outside of your personal network. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

Stripe Atlas explores recruiting, hiring, and managing talent. Use the operating examples to clarify a team process, responsibility or hiring decision.

Stripe Atlas explores saaS business model: How do SaaS businesses work?. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores scaling engineering organizations. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores starting your fundraising pitch deck. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores stripe Atlas guide: How to start a remote business. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

Stripe Atlas explores survey design: 4 effective principles. Turn the framework into a testable product hypothesis and compare it with evidence from real customers.

Stripe Atlas explores writing copy for landing pages. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

Stripe Atlas explores your first 10 customers. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

Y Combinator explores startup School Curriculum. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

microconf.com explores engineering as Marketing. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

microconf.com explores how to Launch a SaaS. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

microconf.com explores microConf Video Vault. Identify the next startup decision and write a small action you can evaluate after reading.

www.demandcurve.com explores demand Curve Growth Guides. Plan a concrete customer conversation, acquisition experiment or sales improvement for your next stage.

MIT’s Martin Trust Center introduces Entrepreneurship 101, 102 and 103, covering customers, product value and bringing an offering to market.