radical candour from a deep generalist
Ha. Bangkok gets a mention!
I grew up in LA. The biggest change? Waze. LA traffic is what I imagine Bangkok was like before the BTS Skytrain. The app forces you to take byzantine routes through the circulatory system of LA. Despite the app, which feels like it has sentient qualities mocking us, one gets to marvel at the alchemy of grit, cement, palm trees, zero humidity, and “fabulous” that LA projects.
There are a few different ways we think about this at Asana. The first and most tangible is that it’s important to our employees. Many members of the team are from underrepresented groups and they…
Pretty excited about being featured on Grow Wire today!
Eyeing Expansion in Asia? Crucial Advice You Don’t Want to Ignore | Grow Wire
Cool to hear Amit on the radio:
Amit Anand, Managing Partner/Co-Founder, Jungle Ventures, joined Rishaad Salamat and Bryan Curtis on Daybreak Asia to discuss investment opportunities in South East Asia. He looks into the explosion in internet users across the region, how start-ups are taking advantage of that and some of the most interesting companies he has invested in.
— Read on www.bloomberg.com/
Still trying to wrap my head around this concept.
I might read the book but this deck is a good place to start.
This is so good. I need to digest some of the more salient points but I love the truth telling.
In the past few weeks, as some of the Valley’s most mature internet companies have faced crisis after crisis, there’s been a theme circulating that these companies, and Facebook in particular, has lost their product way.This chatter peaked when journalists and others suggested that Instagram …
— Read on www.theinformation.com/articles/why-product-doesnt-win
Listen to this :: https://overcast.fm/+Ht3pUfFjM
And then this :: https://overcast.fm/+F36pRJaWI
Tend to agree but so many nuances here:
The “always find a warm intro to a VC” axiom is misunderstood. Its intent was to suggest that a mutual connection who can vouch for an entrepreneur’s abilities, experience and perseverance would be…
— Read on medium.com/@hunterwalk/a-strong-cold-email-always-beats-a-weak-warm-one-1a34c40303cc
I mentioned this when Jon first announced it :: https://seedvc.blog/2018/09/03/12-startups-in-12-months-jon-yongfook/
#1 is out the door.
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