How to grow from big to small: What I learned while building a tech startup after working at Google
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Claim: leaving a tech giant to start a company is harder than expected because every small choice has real cost and no safety net. Founded uplifted last year and builds a feedback and people-development product from scratch, is VC-backed, and uses Google Doc journal plus spreadsheets for runway and forecasting. Daily reality includes regular rejection, cold sales outreach instead of inbound meetings, creating culture rituals (once forgetting a team member’s birthday), and having to decide fast which features or costs to prioritize.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Start
- 3:37How Hard It Is To Build a Startup
- 4:16Controversial Statement of the Day
- 5:41Intrinsic Motivation and Grit
- 6:30Networking and People Skills
- 7:26Opportunity and Urgency
- 11:15Forecasting
- 14:00No Free Lunch
- 14:11Networking at Google
- 18:31Being Open about Mistakes You Make
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