We’re 90% of the way through 2022 and what a year it has been. Hopefully you’re reading this on boats, trains, or airplanes hustling home to spend time with your loved ones this Thanksgiving holiday. Or at least taking some time to relax!
Many of you know about the 80/20 rule or, more fancifully, the Pareto Principle. In 1906 Vilfredo Pareto noticed that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by 20% of the people and, since then, the Pareto Principle pops up all over the place. We see all it all over startups across time, team, […]
We have a joke amongst my college friends. After a rough comment, night, weekend, or just overall performance you’d like to have back we’ll say “I need a rebrand”. Rebrands are all the rage these days. Whether it’s Facebook’s transition to Meta, Microsoft branding itself a metaverse company, the explosion of web3 vocabulary, or even Adam Neumann (!) reappearing this week to announce WeWork’s rapid rise “went to my head” it is undoubtedly rebrand season.
We’re taking a break from Weekly Wrap Ups. Time is so valuable, you know? For other rock solid consistent programming covering the world of tech & startups check these resources out:
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Term Sheet by Lucinda Shen
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I met up with a bunch of old coworkers last night for drinks. Which admittedly is making it hard to churn out these words. So I’m going to keep it brief. It feels good to catch up with the people you’ve fought battles with in those early messy startup days. Recounting funny stories and hearing […]