Your startup won't be a fit for everyone, but it WILL be the right fit for the right people. Carta's co-founder and CEO Henry Ward explains how he used Medium to publicize 'controversial' opinions and policies to attract the right type of employees. Full Episode with more insights from a…
Every startup has a core group of employees who joined because they believed in the mission and a far larger group who are there for the job. So how do you build a culture at your company that satisfies both groups? Carta's CEO Henry Ward lays out 'the 80/20 rule'.…
In this clip, Henry Ward the CEO of multi-billion dollar unicorn Carta says it's easy for founders to get discouraged as they try to raise funds. The key to success? Finding investors who care about the problem you're going to solve. Henry says fundraising is more an exercise of filtering,…
Every founder has a growth hack. Henry Ward at @cartainc was the first to use this now popular tactic. He would give investors discount codes to his software after every pitch knowing they would send the deal to their founders. Genius move that moved the needle. Check out the full…
Henry Ward at @cartainc uses this leadership pricinple he learned from @a16z to make decisions and settle debates. It's not about being right, it's about choosing the right 'aperture' to solve the problem. More insights like this on this month's episode: https://youtu.be/AJGh-ghLel0
What's the secret to success as a startup? Build something that fills a need for customers before they even know they want it. On this month's episode of the Investor + Operator podcast Henry Ward of Carta shares how they did exactly that.
This isn't Henry Ward's first shot at entrepreneurship. In fact, the first company he founded failed. But Henry says the things he learned were pivotal for starting Carta, a multi-billion dollar company that's a darling of the venture world. CEO of Co-founder Henry Ward sits down with Tyler & Sterling…
In a marriage, you should compromise. With your cofounder and at your startup, you shouldn't. Hear why YCombinator's Garry Tan says not having the fights and finding a middle ground is actually killing your business. Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zx8382YLXc On the pod, Garry gives valuable advice on cofounder dynamics, doing your…
If you want to raise money as a startup founder, you have to stack the odds in your favor. Garry sits down with Tyler and Sterling on the IO Podcast to explain how to be more attractive to investors. On the pod, Garry gives valuable advice on cofounder dynamics, doing…
AI Startups are reaching million dollar valuations in a matter of months, a blazing pace President and CEO of YCombinator Garry Tan says is unmatched in the history of startups. On the pod, Garry gives valuable advice on cofounder dynamics, doing your inner work, and startup strategies for both Investors…
President and CEO of YCombinator Garry Tan sits down with Tyler & Sterling and recounts the time he told Peter Thiel 'No' to joining Palantir. On the pod, Garry gives valuable advice on cofounder dynamics, doing your inner work, and startup strategies for both Investors & Operators. Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zx8382YLXc…
President and CEO of YCombinator Garry Tan sits down with Tyler & Sterling and recounts the time he told Peter Thiel 'No' to joining Palantir. On the pod, Garry gives valuable advice on cofounder dynamics, doing your inner work, and startup strategies for both Investors & Operators. Full Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zx8382YLXc…
President and CEO of YCombinator Garry Tan sits down with Tyler & Sterling and recounts his time as an early hire at Palantir, starting his company Posterous and becoming an investor of dozens of well-known startups. The companies Garry has worked with are worth a combined $226 billion. Garry gives…
Keith Rabois at the Founders Fund says the best entrepreneurs have 'extreme' traits. Hear how he finds his investments Full episode on the IO Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88g9afUw3dQ
The amount of time you put into being an investor may not correlate to how well you do. Here's what Founders Fund Keith Rabois had to say on the latest episode. Full Episode here -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88g9afUw3dQ
Big risk means big rewards and that's how Keith Rabois from the Founders Fund chooses his investments. His rubric for knowing he's made a great bet? If his Venture Capitalist friends think he's crazy. Hear more on the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pyqCQXjiRWy7qevhpjcIi
Keith Rabois from Founders Fund explains the most valuable thing he can do for founders is not solve their problems but provide a framework so they know how to do weigh the pros and cons. More insights from this legend in the full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pyqCQXjiRWy7qevhpjcIi
In this episode of the IO Podcast, Keith Rabois of Founders Fund explains why making a killer first impression is a must as a founder. Full episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7pyqCQXjiRWy7qevhpjcIi
If there was a Mount Rushmore of Investors, Keith Rabois would definitely be on it. Over his decades long career as both an investor and operator, Keith has had a hand in Silicon Valley unicorns like Airbnb, Palantir, YouTube and many more. In fact he's aiming to be the 'Michael…
The Investor behind Silicon Valley Giants Airbnb, Stripe & Ramp says Elon Musk's latest rebrand of Twitter to the X super-app will never work in the United States. According to Keith Rabois, "He's Just Wrong". Be sure to watch for the full episode of the IO Podcast where we talk…
On this episode of the Investor + Operator Podcast, Legendary Investor Andy Rachleff explains how the overnight success is 'bullshit'. Most success is the result of 'stumbling into a desperate market'. Don't let revisionist history make you think otherwise. Where to watch the podcast: -YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCayuY0VO95kQTUXJvh9T0oQ -Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investor-operator-io-podcast/id1678642609 -Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0J92LTLgpHe8C0CzEaCBDG
Is Grit or Determination the bigger indicator of entrepreneurial success? To legendary investor Andy Rachleff, it's neither. The thing that matters most is the quality of the insight - how well you comprehend the technology and how it will change the market. Links to full episode: -YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCayuY0VO95kQTUXJvh9T0oQ -Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-investor-operator-io-podcast/id1678642609…
We asked legendary investor Andy Rachleff what matters most when it comes to investing in a business. Spoiler alert: It's not the grit of the entrepreneur. Links to the Full Episode: Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gqZFjPUY Spotify: https://lnkd.in/g5R8VhxY Apple: https://lnkd.in/g5GfeqgV
In episode one of the IO Podcast with Andy Rachleff, he shared one of his favorite frameworks: the 2x2 matrix and being non-consensus and right with me and Sterling Snow What is the lesson of this framework? Take a 2x2 matrix. On one axis you have "right" and "wrong", and…