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WHY to Say No More Often

Saying no can make or break your business. After all, building a company is just as much as what you don't do as what you do do.

Saying no can also make or break your life. I wouldn't be able to make my marriage work without ruthless protection of my time.

Rob GonzalezMar 77 min read

Heroism Doesn’t Scale — Some Advice on Effective Delegation

“Heroism doesn’t scale, heroes become martyrs.” — Joshua Reeves, Gusto Co-Founder & CEO.

Matt KaplanJan 293 min read

Conversation is our Magical Power

“Dolphins can swim amazingly fast, and eagles can fly as high as a jet, but [conversation] is our…

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Maia HeymannFeb 184 min read

Who is Getting It? Venture Capital, That Is

The concerned sentiment predicting that “winter is coming” in venture capital across numerous VC blogs doesn’t mesh with some recent headlines. From the entrepreneurs’ perspectives, it may be frustrating to reconcile headlines that cite billions of…

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Rob GonzalezMar 45 min read

Resilience, Not Adversity, is What Makes an Entrepreneur

There’s an unhealthy belief in the startup world that adversity makes for a great entrepreneur. It’s the “if it doesn’t kill you it makes you stronger” kind of thing. Stats like “7 in 10 entrepreneurs cite traumatic childhood…

Rob GonzalezMar 14 min read

“Family Friendly” Only Starts With Maternity/Paternity Leave, It Doesn’t End There

Yesterday’s read, Yelp Fired A Single Mother Today: Me, struck a chord within me. I work with a lot of parents (and have one on the way myself!), and from the outside looking in, building a…

Rob GonzalezFeb 228 min read

Doctor Wife, Startup Husband: Making it Work

This post is dedicated to all those founders out there hustling to make it work without sacrificing the rest of their lives to do so.

Lots of founders are in their early 20s with no spouse, no mortgage, and no real serious…

Alex MeyerFeb 204 min read

The Rise of Artificial Intelligence: A Reflection

As I noted in this post, I attended a conference at MIT called The Rise of Artificial Intelligence. I’m glad I got to attend because there were a lot of great speakers and interesting views to hear. I won’t be able to address everything from…

Matt BrandFeb 233 min read

The Adventure

Every time I start a new job, I hope and believe that we can build a winner. I don’t like “losing” in the traditional sense. I’ve experienced “winning” and will constantly be aiming for that. I suspect I’m far from alone on that front. In the startup world, the road doesn’t always lead to the promised…

robgoFeb 23 min read

Fundraising is Not An All You Can Eat Buffet

Typically, I think of cash in the bank as a means to reduce the risk of a startup. Makes sense — more cash means more runway, more flexibility, and less sensitivity to the near-term capital markets.

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