Lecture 14 - How to Operate (Keith Rabois)

less than 1m read

·Nov 5, 2024

So I'm going to talk about how to operate. I've watched some of the prior classes, and I'm going to assume that you've already sort of hired a bunch of relentlessly resourceful people, that you built a product that at least some people love, that you probably raised some capital, and now you're trying to build a company. So you've been forging a product, and now you've got to forge a company.

Actually, I argue forging a company is much more difficult than forging a product. The basic reason is people are irrational. You probably all know this—either your parents, your significant other, your brother or sister, your teacher, somebody in your life is irrational. Building a company is basically taking all the irrational people you know, putting them in one building, and then living with them 12 hours a day at least.

So it's very

Formulas and units: Comparing rates | Working with units | Algebra I | Khan Academy

Weak base equilibria | Acids and bases | AP Chemistry | Khan Academy

View All

The Moon

When you look at the Moon in the night sky, it might seem reasonably close, but it’s actually incredibly far away. Right over here is a scaled picture of the distance between the Earth and the Moon. Earth has a diameter of approximately 8,000 miles, while…

Khan Academy Districts Overview

Foreign [Music] The benefit that Khan Academy brings to our school district is being able to provide a platform that provides individualized practice study skill. The ability for students to increase their knowledge proficiency. The support that Khan Aca…

My Thoughts On Paying Higher Taxes | Kamala Harris Tax Plan

So first of all, let me just say this: initially I was not planning to make a video on this topic because, one, I really dislike involving politics on the channel; two, I don’t want anything I say to be taken out of context; and three, I just don’t know h…

From Ashes to Ink | Explorer

I do tend to get tattoos pretty much when I’m either stressed out or making a big change in my life. They help relieve a lot of stress for me. There’s so many different reasons for people to get tattoos; they’ve gotten tattoos too to fit in, or they’ve go…

Fishing Bajau Style | Primal Survivor

So this gun is made out of pretty much all found materials. The spirit self made out of a piece of steel rod has a simple but effective barb here to keep a fish from wriggling off and escaping. The other end of the spear has these little grooves filed int…

Packing the Shrimp Pots | Port Protection

Ahoy there mate! It’s absolutely flat calm and glassy out, so we have to seize the moment. Mother nature can squash you like a bug. The only thing you can really do is just put your boots on and see what’s gonna happen once you get out there. And there’s…

Lecture 14 - How to Operate (Keith Rabois)

More Articles