A growth expert’s guide to building billion-dollar marketplaces
A growth expert’s guide to building billion-dollar marketplaces
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Firsthand: Seven Years Inside Applied Intuition, the Quietly Dominant Physical AI Company
I joined Applied Intuition as a new-grad engineer back in early 2019, when it was just a handful of us working above a bar on Murphy Ave in Sunnyvale...
June 03, 2026
“AI-Powered” Isn’t a Position
A playbook for building a distinctive brand when too many AI products sound the same, look the same and have the same positioning.
May 14, 2026
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Why founders should bet on first-time executives | Praveer Melwani (CFO, Figma)
In this latest episode of Executive Function, Brett sits down with Praveer Melwani, CFO at Figma. Praveer joined Figma in 2017 as the company's first...
May 14, 2026
Guideline's Path to Product-Market Fit — The Early Decisions That Powered Its Acquisition by Gusto
Ten years after shaking up the retirement fund industry for SMBs, Guideline has been acquired by Gusto. Here, co-founder Kevin Busque shares the early...
March 24, 2026
Build Products That Solve Real Problems With This Lightweight JTBD Framework
Drawing on her experiences building products at Lumosity, Oculus, and Facebook's New Product Experimentation group, Sunita Mohanty shares a...
January 14, 2021
40 Favorite Interview Questions from Some of the Sharpest Folks We Know
Given the high-stakes nature of every hire, interviewing chops are always in need of sharpening. We’ve spent the past few months reaching out to some...
September 05, 2019
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Our 6 Must Reads for Onboarding Tactics That Help New Hires Succeed (and Stay)
Onboarding is so much more than the standard-issue IT set-up: It's the foundation for how new hires settle into their roles and their future at the...
June 11, 2019
How to Become Insanely Well-Connected
Chris Fralic is a world-class super-connector. Here's how the long-time First Round Partner has methodically built bonds spanning years and careers.
April 25, 2017