This week's additions focus on strategy, founder stories, and marketing, with new digests from Noah Kagan and Founders. Highlights include Saying yes to too many ideas stalls growth more than it accelerates it Sponsor early-stage creators before they're famous — that's when relationships form

Long-term planning

YouTube

Focus less, grow faster: the cost of spreading too thin

Noah Kagan June 23, 2017

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Long-term planning 8

Deep work & focus 7

• Saying yes to too many ideas stalls growth more than it accelerates it
• Cutting to a few core products doubled the business faster than new launches
• Your best strategic insight often surfaces as a joke or passing comment

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Influencer & partnerships

YouTube

Building real relationships by leading with genuine value

Noah Kagan June 21, 2017

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Influencer & partnerships 8

Prospecting & outreach 6

• Sponsor early-stage creators before they're famous — that's when relationships form
• Ask what someone actually needs; then deliver it before asking for anything
• Value isn't always money — a thoughtful gift beats a coffee offer every time

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Origin stories

Podcast

How Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore built Intel and the digital age

Founders June 20, 2017

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Origin stories 9

Business models 6

• Noyce overruled his own marketing team to bet on the microprocessor.
• Intel's flat hierarchy gave mid-level managers VP-level autonomy and accountability.
• Success, medals, and two great companies — yet Noyce said he screwed up his family.

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