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How I Was Unbanned from Hacker News
Somehow I managed to become what I thought was hellbanned from Hacker News. I was ready to apologize for sinning — to bow down to the Internet gods of geeky and fresh…
VCs Will Not Save You from the Startup Death Spiral
Your startup is in a death spiral if the following is true — your team is making more and more radical bets, despite fewer and fewer indicators that your efforts will be…
Scrum — Your False God of Innovation
Scrum will make a zealot out of you. And a growing number of product managers and engineering teams are fervent disciples. The problem is that it does not lead to…
Kanban Cannot Save You From The Engineering Death Spiral
Your company is in an engineering death spiral if the following is true — your team is becomes less and less efficient, despite more and more measures being implemented…
$0 to $200M in 9 months (Startup lessons)
I never actually was in a business that grew from zero to $200 million in sales — but I have often dreamed about it. And that counts for something. I am a big thinker and…
A Better Product Backlog
If your product backlog is like mine was, it’s a mess. But it’s not your or your team’s fault. That’s how I see it, because I am not a sloppy person and you probably are…
So You Want to IPO – Tips From an Investment Banker
The following notes come directly from a recent talk given by leading investment bankers in Silicon Valley. The topic was how to prepare for going public. With Twitter’s…
