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As @Airbnb's IPO is here. These are some quotes from a conversation between @bchesky & @reidhoffman
This was from an episode of Blitzscaling by @GreylockVC
Have also included some great reads
This was from an episode of Blitzscaling by @GreylockVC
Have also included some great reads
1/1 - The biggest enemy of a startup is the lives & priorities of everyone working on it.
1/2 - Startups don't die, they mostly just fade away! ~Reid
1/3 - Almost everything you do has a very creative way to do it.
Eg: When Brian designed the offices exactly like some Airbnb homes, he thought the team would be living the product. https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/03/airbnb-current-listings-theme-interiors-expanded-headquarters-san-francisco/
Eg: When Brian designed the offices exactly like some Airbnb homes, he thought the team would be living the product. https://www.dezeen.com/2017/10/03/airbnb-current-listings-theme-interiors-expanded-headquarters-san-francisco/
1/4 - There is no good/bad culture there are only strong/weak cultures. https://medium.com/@bchesky/dont-fuck-up-the-culture-597cde9ee9d4
1/5 - The most imp cultural decision is hiring. 2nd is firing the cultural misfits. Because people are the most intricate part of a culture.
1/6 - Don't be so dogmatic about the culture that you can't reinvent.
This is how we make ppts is not a culture. It is about your values and beliefs.
This is how we make ppts is not a culture. It is about your values and beliefs.
@bchesky about the challenges of scale and what changes after Product/Market Fit
• Not doing everything and more managing & creating a vision.
• Data is not the most imp before PMF but after that, you need to have a transition.
• Data is not the most imp before PMF but after that, you need to have a transition.
"Before PMF you can't think long term because there may not be a long term but after PMF you need to have a terminal vision."
Link to the talk:
Link to more detailed notes on the talk: https://www.notion.so/Blitzscaling-Greylock-Partners-01ad65d9122c4b80826a4ea3ca1889e4
The best I've read on Airbnb by @mariodgabriele https://thegeneralist.substack.com/p/airbnb-the-disaster-artist
