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If you're into collectables of any kind, you're probably familiar with the "Buy the seller" maxim. You usually have to trust who you're buying from before you can trust the item itself. The same thing is true when buying SaaS — especially if it's a service your business will be…↗

·@jasonfried·Sep 26, 2024·essay·business-advice·long-term·saas·trust

After 13 years in finance and managing hundreds of millions... Here are 21 truths that will make you more money than any business degree:↗

·@Codie_Sanchez·Nov 17, 2022·essay·business-advice·finance·money

How I run my business 2020 was my 10th year as an entrepreneur. Here are some "rules" I try to follow after a decade of stumbling around building my company. (Not rules for all businesses. Just how I choose to run mine.) A thread 👇👇👇↗

2000 customers @ $39/month is almost $1M/year. If your software can handle 2000 customers, you can worry about scalability once the $1M/year is flowing in. Scalability doesn’t get you cutomers. First have customers, then worry about scalability. The order matters.↗

Actionable advice to startups from Sequoia in 2008: embrace ruthless pragmatism, pivot your biz model fast, experiment and iterate your product at hyper speed b/c your livelihood depends on it.↗

Almost everything I've learned about startups: * Aim to get to cash flow positive early * Don't overly optimize for private market valuations * Build a great team and culture * Make sure the business model *works* * Focus, focus, focus. Dilution of effort will crush you↗

When startups think a partnership with some big company will be the silver bullet that makes them grow, they're usually mistaken. What makes you grow is building amazing things and making customers love you.↗

·@paulg·Apr 25, 2019·essay·business-advice·growth·startups