Dan KozikowskiWhy The Best VC Platform Teams Are Focused on OutcomesTl;dr: the past, present, and future of Platform is rooted in delivering real outcomes that matter to Founders, to GPs, and to LPs.4 min read·Jul 28, 2023----
Dan KozikowskiThe ORCA Framework: How to Write Compelling Company BlurbsMy colleague Adam paid me a strangely specific compliment the other day: “You’re pretty good at writing company blurbs. Maybe you should…4 min read·Jan 31, 2023--1--1
Dan KozikowskiSlack’s CPO on Single-Threaded Leaders, The Strategic Value of Conversation & BeyondOur discussion with Slack CPO Tamar Yehoshua6 min read·Aug 16, 2022----
Dan KozikowskiThe Content Hackathon: How One Day Can Power Your Content Marketing for a YearCreating a high-quality, scalable content marketing strategy as a resource-constrained startup is easier said than done. Many marketers…2 min read·Jul 31, 2019----
Dan KozikowskiSingle Points of Failure and Context BuddiesFor engineering teams — or any team, for that matter — it is crucial to plan for unexpected employee attrition. One aspect of attrition…2 min read·Jul 18, 2019----
Dan KozikowskiCanary EngineersAs an Engineering organization scales, senior leaders will increasingly lose touch with the ‘ground truth’ of what front-line engineers…1 min read·Jun 21, 2019----
Dan KozikowskiThree Perspectives on Defining & Scaling Company CultureAs part of our work at FirstMark, we have the opportunity to learn from accomplished leaders with genuine insight about the world. Each…2 min read·Jun 17, 2019----
Dan KozikowskiPrioritizing WorkAs part of our work at FirstMark, we have the opportunity to learn from accomplished leaders with genuine insight about the world. Each…1 min read·Jun 11, 2019----
Dan KozikowskiThree Basic Frictions in RetailAs part of our work at FirstMark, we meet a large number of accomplished leaders with genuine insight about the world. In this series, I…1 min read·May 31, 2019----
Dan KozikowskiJoin FirstMark as our Corp Dev LeadWe’re hiring a Corp Dev Lead on the FirstMark Platform team (original link here, full description below.)3 min read·Feb 2, 2018----