Tag: founder advice

What selling Chronosphere to Palo Alto Networks really took

Chronosphere co-founder Martin Mao describes negotiating a $3.35B acquisition against a Fortune…

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a16z maps the founder rush into factories, mines and energy

a16z partners unpack why founders are applying the SpaceX and Tesla playbook…

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Why Shopify’s design lead thinks the best designers now ship code

Shopify product design studio head Marvin Schwaibold walks YC through a process…

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Satya Nadella tells founders to assume their AI models are compromised

Microsoft's chief executive makes the case for zero-trust architecture around frontier models…

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Chronosphere’s $3.35B exit began with a cold email

Martin Mao and Greylock's Jerry Chen recount how a blog post about…

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Dwane Hamilton explains why founder-led recruiting beats the big-company playbook

Greylock's talent team explains why hiring at the seed stage is a…

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