3 min read· Apr 29, 2013 -- I use a trick with co-workers when we’re trying to decide where to eat for lunch and no one has any ideas. I recommend McDonald’s. An interesting thing happens. Everyone un

Yves here. We edited this important post from a version on Aaron Greenspan’s website. Lambert reordered it to make the likely magnitude of Facebook fake accounts the starting point, which we see as th

William Mougayar Aug 4, 2019 Can’t argue with balance. I have been on both sides too, and agree. But the non-CEO as chair is rare in early stage tech companies, but more commonly practiced as a compan

One of the basic mechanics of tech over the past few decades has been that we tend to start with special-purpose components, but then over time we replace them with general-purpose components. When pe

Last October, we announced that we'd partnered with Kickstarter to start a new project to succeed Drip, their subscription platform for independent artists. Unfortunately, we’ve decided to cancel the

published February 10th, 2019 This week’s essay is on on how to interview an executive, though it may also be helpful to read when preparing to be interviewed. From day 1, one of the most important jobs of a CEO is to hire incredible talent to your team. Hiring the right executive is one of the most…