@ravibuilds

second-time founder. collecting the startup canon from the people who wrote it

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key ideas in paul graham's how to do great work

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  • 01curiosity chooses the field, not passion
  • 02learn until you hit the edge of what's known
  • 03notice the gaps everyone stepped over
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the 10 slides in sequoia's pitch deck template

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  • 01Company Purpose
  • 02Problem
  • 03Solution
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google's 10 things, the original list

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  • 011. focus on the user and all else will follow
  • 022. it's best to do one thing really, really well
  • 033. fast is better than slow
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yc's essential startup advice, broken into points

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  • 01launch now, iterate after
  • 02do things that don't scale
  • 03find the 90/10 solution
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amazon's 16 leadership principles

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  • 01Customer Obsession
  • 02Ownership
  • 03Invent and Simplify
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the rules behind Amazon's six-page memo

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  • 01no PowerPoint, ever
  • 02six pages, narrative prose
  • 03study hall: 20 to 30 minutes of silent reading
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the 8 values in Netflix's culture memo right now

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SelflessnessJudgmentCandorCreativityCourageInclusion+2
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the Joel test (2000)

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  • 01Do you use source control?
  • 02Can you make a build in one step?
  • 03Do you make daily builds?
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Richard Hamming's You and Your Research, the main points

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  • 01luck favors the prepared mind
  • 02courage
  • 03work on important problems
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yc startup school, in the order they teach it

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  • 01Module 1: deciding to start a startup
  • 02Module 2: getting and evaluating startup ideas
  • 03Module 3: building your founding team
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