For the past two decades, if you wanted to build a technology company, you needed engineers. Great ones. Lots of them. Expensive ones.
Engineering was the moat. It was the reason Google could do what Google does. The reason startups raised millions before shipping a single line of code. The reason "we need to hire more engineers" was the answer to almost every problem.
That era is ending.
The rise of remote work has revolutionized the way we approach our professional lives. With the freedom to work from anywhere, remote employees can enjoy a host of benefits, such as flexibility, time savings, and increased quality time with loved ones. However, one misconception often associated with remote work is the fear of feeling disconnected from colleagues. In this blog post, we'll explore how remote work doesn't mean being lonely and discuss the tremendous value that well-planned offsites can bring to a company, fostering collaboration, innovation, and a sense of community among remote employees.
I’ve been lucky enough to raise $50M from great angels and VCs for my company Liblab. During this journey (and previous companies I started) I've learned what to do and who to avoid when raising capital for your startup. This is my attempt to give some tips for future founders.
[You can also listen to me talking about these ideas with Jakob Greenfeld in his Business Brainstorms podcast]
Happy 2022! One of my (many) strange hobbies is to keep a list of ideas that I would like to explore one day. Each year this list gets larger and my availability gets smaller. This is why I want to share these ideas, in hopes that it will inspire someone to start their own company.
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