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Automation and expansion go hand in hand | Business (2023)
The commercial logic for splitting up the big four is only getting stronger. EY, Deloitte, KPMG and PWC | Business (2023)
As video games move from teenage distraction to universal pastime they are following the path of other mass media, says Tom Wainwright | Special re... (2023)
It’s Masters week! So today’s newsletter breaks down the money and business behind golf’s most famous event. You’ll learn how Augusta National turn... (2023)
I recently posted about what to include on a free tier vs a paid tier. But that assumes that you’re opting for freemium. Many don’t. So I thought I... (2023)
Last week, I posted about deciding what features should go into a product vs what features should go into the trash. It got me thinking about how t... (2023)
Turkey is becoming a critical business travel hub for Russia as growing numbers of corporations relocate there. (2023)
Especially heavy layoffs at Google Flights could signal strategy shifts in the company's multifaceted airline business. (2023)
How are healthtech companies creating sustainable growth paths by selling to SMBs? Can companies solely rely on SMB sales to get to scale, or do th... (2022)
Meta deserves a bit of a discount off of its recent highs, but a number of myths about its business have caused the market to over-react. (2022)
What Tata’s $90bn pivot to its home market says about the planet’s fifth-biggest economy | Business (2022)
Advice from a16z experts on figuring out whether an acquihire makes sense and, if so, how to successfully pull it off — from due diligence to deal ... (2022)
GMV retention is the one of the most predictive metrics of success for a marketplace business, but most founders don't track it. Here's what it is,... (2022)
Shopify should build an advertising business to complement Shop Pay and the Shopify Fulfillment Network (2022)
October 2015 When I talk to a startup that's been operating for more than 8 or 9 months, the first thing I want to know is almost always the sam... (2022)
A hostile takeover should provide some clues | Business (2021)
As part of our work on international expansion, we hosted a portfolio session featuring conversations with Patricia Matey, VP International Strateg... (2021)
Building on the success of its $5 billion SoftBank Latin America Fund, SoftBank Group announced the launch of Fund II dedicated to funding tech com... (2021)
Hoping to start a company someday? We’ve gone back through our archives to surface the best advice on problem selection from first-time entrepreneu... (2021)
A visual explainer of the numbers behind America’s ubiquitous bargain-basement chains. (2021)
There is no doubt that the cloud is one of the most significant platform shifts in the history of computing. Not only has cloud already impacted hu... (2021)
The answer lies in reducing incentives to shift profits to havens | Leaders Time to fix the way governments tax multinational companies (2021)
Small businesses are the lifeblood of our economy. There are 32 million small businesses and over 400,000 independently owned restaurants in the Un... (2021)
On the business, strategy, and impact of technology. While Salmon’s question was driven by the news that AT&T would spin out WarnerMedia and mer... (2021)
Notion is more and more popular these days. Also, the number of people who are collecting and organizing resources is rising. So, if you have somet... (2021)
HoneyBook, which has built out a client experience and financial management platform for service-based small businesses and freelancers, announced ... (2021)
Bette Nesmith Graham invented one of the most popular office supplies of the 20th century. Today, she’s largely been forgotten. (2021)
Nearly 1.5m companies are incorporated in Delaware. How did this tiny state become a mecca for corporate activity? (2021)
April 2021 Every year since 1982, Forbes magazine has published a list of the richest Americans. If we compare the 100 richest people in 1982 to... (2021)
Kavak, the Mexican startup that’s disrupted the used car market in Mexico and Argentina, today announced its Series D of $485 million, which now va... (2021)
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How many streams does it take to make minimum wage? Streaming platforms like Spotify now dominate the music business. Social media apps like TikTok... (2022)
Today there are festivals in more parts of the world than ever before--and ticket prices are higher than ever before. Why are festivals so expensiv... (2022)
Festivals were already a precarious business, but after a record year in 2019 the coronavirus pandemic brought outdoor events to a halt. The FT tal... (2022)
John Oliver discusses one of the largest franchises in the U.S., how their business model doesn’t always serve franchisees, and what it all has to ... (2022)
Starbucks, a $124.4 billion company, trails only McDonald’s as the largest restaurant chain by market capitalization. In this video, WSJ’s Heather ... (2022)
Skiing is the quintessential winter pastime. But recently, the multi-billion dollar industry is in decline. The number of skiers is falling fast an... (2022)
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Human progress is defined by the desire to take risk -- whether that's getting married, buying a home, having kids, getting on a plane, taking a ne... (2019)
In this lecture, YC Partner Kevin Hale goes over how to package up your idea and communicate it to an investor. He shares his tips on how to craft ... (2019)
In 1996 Marvel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Afterward, they were stuck. While their IP was seeing success in the form of Blade, X-Men, and Spid... (2019)
Startupfood Published on Jan 7, 2019 At The Family, we believe that anyone can become a great entrepreneur. DESCRIPTION The end of a year i... (2019)
How the headquarters of the world's largest social network went from a Harvard dorm room to the vast site it occupies today. For more by The B1M su... (2019)
Millions of tonnes of clothes end up in landfill every year—it’s one of the fastest-growing categories of waste in the world. How can the fashion i... (2019)
The music industry has come a long way since Radiohead allowed fans to pay what they wanted for an album. But there is still plenty of digital disr... (2018)
“People often optimize for the role or for the company. The first thing I optimize for is who I will work with. Don’t bet on companies, bet on peop... (2018)
Vox Published on Jun 1, 2017 The ritual of Japanese business cards. Follow Johnny for more photos and videos from his travels around the globe... (2018)
What vending machines can teach you about this country Subscribe to the Vox Borders newsletter for weekly updates: http://www.vox.com/borders-email... (2018)
In his now annual state-of-innovation talk at the a16z Summit in November 2018, Andreessen Horowitz’ Benedict Evans walks through where we are now ... (2018)
Human progress is defined by the desire to take risk -- whether that's getting married, buying a home, having kids, getting on a plane, taking a ne... (2018)
Deloitte US Published on Jun 4, 2018 Experience how leading companies are embracing the Trends firsthand. Company story videos bring the Trends... (2018)
YC Partner Geoff Ralston gives an introduction to the key concepts to keep in mind once you enter a fundraising process. Learn more at https://www.... (2018)
YC Partner Gustaf Alströmer, who was most recently a growth expert at Airbnb describes strategies for scaling your user base. You can find the lect... (2018)
Vox Published on Oct 26, 2018 In 2014, the largest corruption scandal in Latin America’s history erupted in Brazil. It involved bribes between ... (2018)
Y Combinator Published on Oct 3, 2018 YC Partner Adora Cheung, along with Patrick Collison, the founder of well known YC alumnus Stripe, discuss ... (2018)
How to Start a Startup Published on Oct 14, 2014 Kevin Hale, Founder of Wufoo and Partner at Y Combinator, explains how to build products that ... (2018)
YC Partner Geoff Ralston talks to Cowboy Ventures Founder Aileen Lee. Transcript and additional content can be found here: See Min 26 - for VC ... (2018)
a16z Published on Jul 15, 2017 World-class companies aren’t built on technology alone; even the very best products don’t sell themselves. That’s ... (2018)
Which marketplace companies are on a tear and which are locked in close competition? Which categories are poised for growth, and which may make a c... (2021)
a16z Podcast on Spotify. Okay, so we know community is important -- whether for developer relations for your product or other types of... (2020)
Another route to the public markets is the direct listing, recently reinvented for tech companies (with Spotify and Slack so far). This episode of ... (2019)
Similar to raising money, the best time to sell your startup is when you don’t need to or want to. Paradoxically, you are probably thinking about s... (2019)
When Amazon was in trouble back in 2001, Jeff Bezos called professor and Good to Great author Jim Collins — and became his best student ever. (2019)
Stack Overflow CEO & co-founder Joel Spolsky shares lessons growing his groundbreaking Q&A site to 100m+ monthly visitors, insights on leading, piv... (2019)
It’s a podcast about podcasting! About the state of the industry, that is. Because a lot has changed since we recorded “a podcast about podcasts” a... (2019)
What does Apple’s recent event — in which a range of new services was announced, from Apple News Plus to Apple TV Plus to the Apple card — mean for... (2019)
Ben and James continue to discuss the differences between platforms and aggregators, including Facebook, Microsoft, Apple, Google, Netflix, Amazon,... (2019)
Bobby Kotick is the CEO of Activision Blizzard (a merger he engineered); it's one of only two video gaming companies in the Fortune 500, and the la... (2019)
Ryan Hoover is the founder of Product Hunt which was in the Summer 2014 YC batch and was acquired by AngelList. Dalton Caldwell is a Partner at YC ... (2019)
One of the toughest challenges for founders -- and especially technical founders who are used to focusing so much on product features over sales --... (2019)
Avni Patel Thompson founded Poppy, which helped parents book the best caregivers. They went through the YC Winter 2016 batch and recently shut down... (2019)
In this episode of the a16z Podcast, based on a discussion that took place at our annual a16z Summit, Marc Andreessen interviews Jeffrey Katzenberg... (2018)
The past and future of marketplace startups -- where are we? Ever since eBay popularized an internet meeting place for buyers and sellers of, well,... (2019)
20VC: CB Insights' Anand Sanwal on The Most Dangerous Myth Some Investors Have Promoted, Why Most B2B Content Is Crap and How To Make It Successful... (2018)
David Hua is CEO and cofounder of Meadow. Meadow makes retail and delivery software for dispensaries. They were part of the Winter 2015 batch. You ... (2018)
Normally, trust = consistency + time. But when you're scaling fast — you have to find shortcuts, with your partners and your users. Spotify CEO Dan... (2018)
Mathilde Collin is the cofounder and CEO of Front. Front is a shared inbox for teams and they were part of the YC Summer 2014 batch.You can check o... (2018)
Stream a16z Podcast: What's at the Core of the Latest Apple Announcement? by a16z from desktop or your mobile device (2018)
Carla Harris talks to Freada Kapor Klein of the Kapor Capital, which invests in entrepreneurs who are women or from multicultural backgrounds. (2018)
Peter Reinhardt is cofounder and CEO of Segment. Segment helps companies capture data from every customer touchpoint and send it to the tools wher... (2018)
Once you have users, how do you keep them engaged, retain them, and even "resurrect" or re-engage them? That's the focus of this episode of the a16... (2018)
Growth is one of the most top of mind questions for entrepreneurs building startups of all kinds (and especially consumer ones) -- but how does one... (2018)
E627: Pinterest product growth lead Casey Winters gives a crash course in growing a startup (or, WTF is growth?) | This Week In Startups (2018)
"APIs (application programming interfaces), observe the guests in this episode of the a16z Podcast, can be described as everything from Lego buildi... (2018)
The purpose of category creation, argue the guests in this episode of the podcast, isn’t just about making a dent in the way companies work and cha... (2018)
In the late 1920s, the Ford Motor Company bought up millions of acres of land in Brazil. They loaded boats with machinery and supplies, and shipped... (2018)
Beyond the overly simplistic framing of trade as “good” or “bad” — by politicians, by Econ 101 — why is the topic of trade (or rather, economies an... (2017)
This paper proposes that an individual's creativity is influenced by their adoption of their social group's culture. Creativity requires both novel... (2025)
Well known technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil has worked with high growth tech companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Instacart, Coi... (2022)
High Growth Handbook book. Read 83 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Well-known technology executive and angel investor Elad ... (2020)
START-UP NATION addresses the trillion dollar question: How is it that Israel-- a country of 7.1 million, only 60 years old, surrounded by enemies,... (2020)
To find the keys to greatness, Collins's 21-person research team read and coded 6,000 articles, generated more than 2,000 pages of interview transc... (2019)
How to Keep Your Strategy Moving as Fast as Your Business - book by Rita Gunther McGrath, and Alex Gourlay Publication Date: June 04, 2013 Ar... (2019)
Contagious has 15,291 ratings and 1,344 reviews. Liz said: If this material is enough to cover an entire Wharton MBA course, then I'm not sure what... (2018)
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The Great CEO Within (Formerly: Founder to CEO) How to build a category-killing company from the ground up By Matt Mochary Table of Contents Int... (2018)
Zero to One has 71,775 ratings and 3,509 reviews. Andrew said: Having worked with Peter - and the PayPal mafia more generally - for almost 10 years... (2018)
A lot of people talk about how great it is to start a business, but only Ben Horowitz is brutally honest about how hard it is to run one. In The... (2018)
“To Sell Is Human offers a fresh look at the art and science of selling. As he did in Drive and A Whole New Mind, Daniel H. Pink draws on a rich tr... (2018)
When we consider that negotiations occur constantly as people work together to problem-solve, create new things and share resources, the impact of ... (2018)
In one survey, 61 percent of employees said that workplace stress had made them sick and 7 percent said they had actually been hospitalized. Job st... (2018)
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In Originals the author addresses the challenge of improving the world from the perspective of becoming original: choosing to champion novel ideas ... (2018)
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Learn to build startups the indie way The indie way of building a startup What's the alternative? How about this: do things yourself and bui... (2024)
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From a Stripe and Google executive, a practical guide to company building and scaling the most important resource it has: its people. Having worked... (2023)
Reid Hoffman, LinkedIn cofounder, legendary investor, and host of the award-winning Masters of Scale podcast reveals the secret to starting and sca... (2023)
Most startups fail. But many of those failures are preventable. The Lean Startup is a new approach being adopted across the globe, changing the way... (2023)
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Now available in paperback—with a new preface and interview with Jessica Livingston about Y Combinator! Founders at Work: Stories of Startups' ... (2023)
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