Pick advice that matches your goals.Lots of people recommend Peter Thiel's Zero to One. That’s wonderful if you're aiming to build the next Facebook.But if your focus is on creating a self-funded company prioritizing happiness and profits, that advice is incorrect.— Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) May 11, 2024
Bluesky is the one! 10 top tips for joining the growing social media platform — Ned Potter
Bluesky is great, and it’s really starting to build now: in fact in under two months it has doubled to 12.5 million users [edit - since I wrote this 5 weeks ago it’s doubled again, to 24 million!]. It’s especially good for individuals seeking to rebuild their professional and personal networks away
Buy wisely
Whenever I buy things I try to prioritize cost per use. Sometimes I consider other priorities such as cost per smile, cost per thrill, cost per externality, ...
What is the best way to fund your startup?
47 votes, 44 comments. If you’re married or have kids starting a business can be a lot harder. You have more to lose and more people depending on…
Ultimate guide to startup advisors: Are they worth your time & equity?
83 % of respondents to a recent survey said they belief in advisors or even advisory boards adding value to their businesses. 17 % considered them a waste of equity / time.
Mark Zuckerberg Sure Sounds Eager to Get Young People Hooked on Online Gambling
The Meta CEO is developing a social network betting market app—and wants help from Polymarket and Kalshi.
Founders Hub | Transform Finance
The founder playbook for building a company that lasts and stays true to why you started it. Research, case studies, and practical tools for incorporation, fundraising terms, board structure, ownership, and culture.
Bluesky COO Rose Wang On Building a Better Social Network
How We Evaluate Companies: Our 8 T Framework
When evaluating startups for investment, byFounders uses its 8 T framework to structure their thinking. Looking for funding for your startup? Check it out!
LinkedIn’s Plan for World Domination
Reid Hoffman believes that his company will determine everyone’s economic future. Is he right?
How to beat LinkedIn: The Game
A strategy guide for using a semi-pointless social network in all the wrong ways.
Build the thing you wish to see in the world
For most of my career, I've been confusing building products with building businesses—and that confusion kept me from pursuing a lot of ideas. Two weeks off helped me realize that not everything needs to be a startup, and some of the best things we build are the ones we build just because we want them to exist.
Next big thing for Leaflet: helping creators monetize! 💸 First step = paid memberships for your publications Next, exploring other things like one-off payments — tell us what you need! Almost ready & we'd love to find some early partners, please fill out the linked form if you're interested!
Piloting paid memberships for the open social web!
lab.leaflet.pubA healthier internet isn’t just wishful thinking — our friends at the @prosocialdesign.bsky.social have a whole library of research-backed design solutions for building prosocial spaces online, organized by our Civic Signals research! 🧵
Prosocial Design Network
www.prosocialdesign.orgeven if you take AI and investment out of the picture anyone making sustainable MRR is a target if your reply is "yes that's how capitalism works" then you're not trying to create an ecosystem or a better world you're making Facebook "community is the only moat" - @rude1.blacksky.team
Trezy
Finally done. I was able to talk with @pfrazee.com, as well as a handful of other folks with insight on the situation. #atmosphereconf trezy.com/blog/the-marshmallow-test
