How to Operate with Keith Rabois (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 14)

less than 1m read

·Nov 3, 2024

Processing might take a few minutes. Refresh later.

Um, 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 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 a foreword to a company. It actually… I argue forging a company is much more difficult than forging a product. The basic reason is people are irrational. So you probably all know this; either your parents, your significant other, your brother or sister, your teacher, somebody in your life is irrational.

Though, there are companies 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

What Are You?

Things You Don't Need To Be Successful

View All

Differentiating rational functions | Derivative rules | AP Calculus AB | Khan Academy

Let’s say that Y is equal to five minus three X over x squared plus three X, and we want to figure out what is the derivative of Y with respect to X. Now, it might immediately jump out at you that look-look, Y is being defined as a rational expression her…

Paying for college | Careers and education | Financial Literacy | Khan Academy

I think most people realize that college isn’t necessarily a cheap proposition, so it’s important to think about how you can pay for college. I think in many cases folks might be surprised that college can be more affordable than expected. I remember whe…

Athlane (S19) - YC Tech Talks, Gaming 2020 (November 9, 2020)

Uh yeah, so like I said, I’m the co-founder of Athlane. And so if you’re at this talk, you’ve probably watched a live stream before. Oftentimes, what’s not captured in that stream is what these creators endure to deliver that viewership experience. Wheth…

Over- and under-estimation of Riemann sums | AP Calculus AB | Khan Academy

Consider the left and right Riemann sums that would approximate the area under y is equal to g of x between x equals 2 and x equals 8. So we want to approximate this light blue area right over here. Are the approximations overestimations or underestimatio…

Death

To everything there is a season, a time to be born and a time to die. For some, it’s Grandma or Grandpa. For others, it’s Mom or Dad. For some, it’s a brother, a sister, a friend, or a lover. Whoever it is, whenever it is, one thing is for sure: at some p…

Long Distance KISSING and more! LÜT #22

Starry night socks and a gun that shoots ketchup onto your food. It’s episode 22 of LÜT. First, let’s break the ice… or let the ice do the breaking itself as a hammer. Of course, this hammer lets you open bottles. When you pour out the contents, be sure i…

How to Operate with Keith Rabois (How to Start a Startup 2014: Lecture 14)

More Articles