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Feb 14, 2019

Why Time Is A Lazy Way To Measure Your Startup Runway

Most founders think of their startup runway in terms of time — like an hourglass slowly trickling away sand. They take their money in the bank and divide it by their monthly operating costs, and that’s the number they tell their investors and themselves. But that number really doesn’t tell…

Startup

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Why Time Is A Lazy Way To Measure Your Startup Runway
Why Time Is A Lazy Way To Measure Your Startup Runway
Startup

4 min read


Feb 7, 2019

This Is The 1 Perk That Will Actually Make Your Employees The Happiest

For a long time, the main way to attract and keep talent in the tech industry (especially in the major tech hubs) boiled down to perks: free yoga, ping pong tables, full-service smoothie bars, happy hours — you name it. But maybe thanks to the increased presence and acceptance of…

Remote Working

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This Is The 1 Perk That Will Actually Make Your Employees The Happiest
This Is The 1 Perk That Will Actually Make Your Employees The Happiest
Remote Working

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The Startup

·Jan 25, 2019

Here’s The Fastest Way To Solve Disputes At Work

Startups fail for a number of reasons. And some of the most common ones have nothing to do with the product itself. Many startup failures that I’ve seen have come down to one issue: the inability to settle creative disputes effectively. Of course, settling disputes effectively is really difficult. Dictating…

UX

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Here’s The Fastest Way To Solve Disputes At Work
Here’s The Fastest Way To Solve Disputes At Work
UX

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·Dec 31, 2018

The Right Way To Onboard People Into Your Product

Do you remember all the dating sites before Tinder came along? Match.com, eHarmony, OkCupid — the list goes on. What did they all have in common? The worst onboarding experience imaginable. I remember it like yesterday, the hours 21-year-old me spent setting up my OkCupid profile. Searching for photos, cropping…

Onboarding

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The Right Way To Onboard People Into Your Product
The Right Way To Onboard People Into Your Product
Onboarding

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The Startup

·Dec 20, 2018

Aggression Is A Feature, Not A Bug. Use It To Your Advantage

Aggression seems to be a bad word these days — and I’m not sure why. In tennis, when I was younger, I was always told to be more aggressive. In boxing, if you’re not aggressive at least some of the time — well, you get knocked out. On the sales…

Leadership

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Aggression Is A Feature, Not A Bug. Use It To Your Advantage
Aggression Is A Feature, Not A Bug. Use It To Your Advantage
Leadership

5 min read


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The Startup

·Dec 14, 2018

Most Companies Suck At Onboarding. Don’t Be One Of Them

So imagine this: You’ve been recruited by this company for months. You’ve been through their entire interview process, been wooed over dinner or drinks, and are super excited to join the team. It’s your first day. You get to their office and are shown to your desk. …

Hiring

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Most Companies Suck At Onboarding. Don’t Be One Of Them
Most Companies Suck At Onboarding. Don’t Be One Of Them
Hiring

6 min read


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The Startup

·Dec 2, 2018

5 Reasons Every Founder Should Be Involved With Sales

In the tech industry (and especially in the Bay Area), we glorify the technical founder — the founder with both the vision as well as the programming experience to create the product him or herself. But what about the founders who are just really good at sales? Shouldn’t founders be…

Startup

6 min read

5 Reasons Every Founder Should Be Involved With Sales
5 Reasons Every Founder Should Be Involved With Sales
Startup

6 min read


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HackerNoon.com

·Nov 30, 2018

Where’s The Love? Build Some Delight Into Your Product

What do you think of as “essential” when building a new product? Well, you need a login system, CMS system, good user flows, and analytics hookups, among other things. But what about the more human aspects of the product? Those small touches and unanticipated experiences which actually make customers happy…

Design

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Where’s The Love? Build Some Delight Into Your Product
Where’s The Love? Build Some Delight Into Your Product
Design

6 min read


Nov 8, 2018

Myth Busted: Not Every Company Needs Venture Backing

There’s a misconception in the Bay Area that if you’re starting a company, you need to raise outside capital to both operate and be considered legitimate. The process has been overly glamorized. …

Startup

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Myth Busted: Not Every Company Needs Venture Backing
Myth Busted: Not Every Company Needs Venture Backing
Startup

6 min read


Nov 5, 2018

7 Early-Stage Recruiting Mistakes I’ll Never Make Again

In the early days of your startup, there may be no decision you make as a founder that will be more critical than your initial hires. I’m talking about your first client engineers, server engineers, product managers, salespeople, designers, etc. If you hire the right people for these roles, your…

Hiring

6 min read

7 Early-Stage Recruiting Mistakes I’ll Never Make Again
7 Early-Stage Recruiting Mistakes I’ll Never Make Again
Hiring

6 min read

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Alex Paley

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Head of Studio @GluMobile, Co-Founder @DairyFreeGames, Investor, 120 WPM

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