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Why Every Founder Should Care About Design
23K views
5 days ago
More founders should care about design in the earliest days of their startup. In this special episode of Design Review, Aaron sits down with Raphael Schaad, the Head of Calendar at Notion to discuss his leap from designer to founder, why illustration is an important first step when building a new product, and what ultimately makes designers uniquely qualified to start a company today.
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Why Every Founder Should Care About Design
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Customer Obsession Made Gusto A $9.6 Billion Company
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How To Get AI Startup Ideas
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How To Build The AGI Future: Bob McGrew
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14:18
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43:28
How To Build The Future: Parker Conrad
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2 months ago
24:32
Building A $2 Billion SaaS Company: Lessons From A Two Time Founder
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7:03
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16:57
How To Focus On The Right Problems
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19:33
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3 months ago
38:11
2024’s Biggest Startup Trends
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7:54
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21:16
How To Make The Most Out of Your 20s
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42:13
Vertical AI Agents Could Be 10X Bigger Than SaaS
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Twitter vs. X: Product Lessons For Startup Founders
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35:17
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46:52
How To Build The Future: Sam Altman
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13:41
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7:07
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29:23
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19:35
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21:11
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48:44
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17:46
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13:50
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8 months ago
38:24
10 People + AI = Billion Dollar Company?
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12:07
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Better AI Models, Better Startups [Lightcone Podcast Ep. 7]
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10 months ago
25:42
YC's Group Partners Discuss Doing Things That Don't Scale
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8:16
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21:12
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12:11
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11:59
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14:25
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12:21
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3:04
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13:32
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11:52
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7:05
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YC's Group Partners share their worst investor meetings
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1 year ago
15:18
Dalton & Michael: Does Your Startup Need To Be In San Francisco?
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3:53
Founder FAQ: How did you meet your co-founder?
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20:49
YC's Group Partners share their favorite pivot stories
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1 year ago
13:21
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1 year ago
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Why Every Founder Should Care About Design
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31:33
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Startup School
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Should you start a startup?
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32:22
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Over 1 year ago
16:53
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28:12
How startup fundraising works
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24:52
How to apply and succeed at YC
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31:45
Keys To Successful Co-Founder Relationships
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32:44
YC guide to business models
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22:54
How to get your first customers
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17:31
How to talk to users
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21:08
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28:13
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27:27
Setting KPIs and goals
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23:47
Key Startup Metrics
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22:26
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23:07
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32:22
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16:53
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48:44
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48:37
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33:27
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36:10
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19:33
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25:27
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34:33
Vinod Khosla on How to Build the Future
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31:00
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21:10
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28:21
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14:18
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18:34
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16:22
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26:09
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20:49
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13:18
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14:05
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12:59
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24:22
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18:14
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18:52
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Essays by Paul Graham
Do things that don't scale
Paul Graham
Startups take off because the founders make them take off. Almost all startups are fragile initially. It's important to recruit users manually.
Do things that don't scale
Over 1 year ago
Default alive or default dead
Paul Graham
Assuming expenses remain constant and revenue growth continues on trend, will your company make it to profitability on the money you have left? Are you default alive or dead?
Default alive or default dead
Over 1 year ago
How to convince investors
Paul Graham
You need three things: formidable founders, a promising market, and some evidence of success so far.
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Over 1 year ago
Design Review
20:44
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36:28
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33:38
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21:06
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21:12
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11 months ago
23:18
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24:03
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24:01
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23:13
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The Main Function
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12:07
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