For this week's edition, I’ve curated a collection of the best essays on startups, written by the most respected founders and venture capitalists worldwide.
Starting, executing, and scaling a startup is anything but a ride in the park, and learning from those who have been in the trenches (and come out on top) is a great way to keep inspired and get insights on what it takes to make a startup successful.
I’ve divided the collection into five categories:
Startup Ideation and Execution
Fundraising and Investor Relations
Scaling and Growth
Team and Culture
Failure and Lessons Learned
Each of these categories has a variety of essays by the featured authors listed below, some of which are the co-founders of Y Combinator, PayPal, LinkedIn, and tier-one VCs like Vinod Khosla and Garry Tan. If there’s anyone to learn from - it’s these guys!
I hope you enjoy this curated collection and that it helps you on your startup journey.
Featured authors:
Paul Graham
Paul Graham is a co-founder of Y Combinator.
Jessica Livingston
Jessica Livingston is a co-founder of Y Combinator and author of Founders at Work.
Naval Ravikant
Naval Ravikant is the co-founder of AngelList and a prolific investor in startups like Twitter and Uber.
Michael Seibel
Michael Seibel is a Managing Director at Y Combinator and former CEO of both Justin.tv (which became Twitch) and Socialcam.
Balaji Srinivasan
Balaji Srinivasan is a former CTO of Coinbase, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz, and co-founder of startups like Counsyl.
Vinod Khosla
Vinod Khosla is the founder of Khosla Ventures and a co-founder of Sun Microsystems.
Sam Altman
Sam Altman is the former president of Y Combinator and the current CEO of OpenAI.
Marc Andreessen
Marc Andreessen is the co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a leading VC firm, and a pioneer in the tech industry, known for co-creating the Mosaic web browser and co-founding Netscape.
Garry Tan
Garry Tan is the co-founder of Initialized Capital and a former partner at Y Combinator.
Andrew Chen
Andrew Chen is a General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz and has deep expertise in growth marketing. He previously led growth at Uber.
Peter Thiel – Peter Thiel is the co-founder of PayPal and Palantir. He is known for being an early investor in Facebook.
Chris Dixon – A general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, Chris Dixon focuses on investments in crypto, Web3, and emerging technologies. He is also known for co-founding Hunch and SiteAdvisor.
Reid Hoffman – Co-founder of LinkedIn and a partner at Greylock Partners, Reid Hoffman is a prominent VC who has invested in Airbnb and Facebook.
Fred Wilson – A well-known VC and managing partner at Union Square Ventures, Fred Wilson has invested in companies like Twitter, Tumblr, and Etsy.
Keith Rabois – A VC and entrepreneur, Keith Rabois is known for his roles in companies like PayPal, LinkedIn, and Square, and is currently a general partner at Founders Fund.
Brian Chesky - Co-founder of Airbnb
A Collection of 89 Essays 👇
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