Max NussenbaumI don’t post here much anymore.But I do write weekly for my email newsletter, My Super Secret Diary. It’s about startups, literature, philosophy, American history, sex…Oct 3, 2020Oct 3, 2020
Max NussenbauminThe StartupFyre Festival and the Daily Frauds of EntrepreneurshipThe line separating Billy MacFarland from legitimate entrepreneurs is a lot fuzzier than you might think.Feb 5, 20196Feb 5, 20196
Max NussenbauminStartup GrindFiddler on the Roof and Whether I Like My JobOften, when I get frustrated or sad at work, I find my thoughts turning to the question of why I’m even running a company in the first…Dec 21, 2017Dec 21, 2017
Max NussenbauminStartup GrindThe Inside Edge of ImpossibleEvery Friday, I send an email to the Castle team. This is one I wanted to share with the world.Sep 7, 20171Sep 7, 20171
Max NussenbauminStartup GrindStartups, Improv, and the Character of YouHow improv taught me to run a startup.Aug 19, 2017Aug 19, 2017
Max NussenbauminStartup GrindStartups Aren’t RiskyAt an event the other night, someone asked me how I steeled myself for the enormous risk of starting a company. There’s this prevailing…Apr 23, 201715Apr 23, 201715
Max NussenbaumWhat YC Did for MeCertain questions, I’ve found, are in the air at certain times: like celebrity deaths, friends asking the same thing tend to cluster…Feb 23, 2017Feb 23, 2017
Max NussenbaumPredeterminism and the Horrors of the MeritocracyWhy I’m skeptical of meritocracy.Jan 21, 2017Jan 21, 2017
Max NussenbaumThe Books That Stuck With Me the Most In 2016If you asked me for a book recommendation in 2016, I probably recommended one of these.Jan 4, 2017Jan 4, 2017
Max NussenbauminThe StartupDon’t Look DownSomeone on our team asked me what keeps me motivated when building a company gets hard. Here’s my secret: who cares if I’m motivated?Dec 28, 20165Dec 28, 20165