Henry Kaiser: How a restless builder created an American industrial empire

Founders April 7, 2019

• Kaiser's greatest successes came after his 60th birthday — not in youth
• He entered 10+ industries with zero experience by outpreparing everyone else
• Problems renamed as opportunities in work clothes drove 100+ companies

From Wantrepreneur to $150,000 in Revenue [How to Find a Business Idea]

Noah Kagan April 5, 2019

How to scale a company by mastering the second-in-command role

Cameron Herold April 4, 2019

• Entrepreneur traits and bipolar disorder share the exact same clinical criteria
• 1-800-GOT-Junk grew 17,000% with no debt, no equity — here's how
• The COO's job: absorb the negative, give the CEO all the credit

How to get and test startup ideas

Y Combinator April 4, 2019

• Start with a problem you know personally, not a polished idea.
• Your MVP will probably fail — release it fast and stay detached.
• Handpick early users; fit matters far more than volume.

SEO middleman method: using blog content to boost money pages

Ahrefs April 3, 2019

• Product pages rarely earn links — blog posts do it for them.
• Internal links from authoritative posts pass ranking power to money pages.
• No authority yet? Build it fast with the skyscraper technique.

Profit First: the cash-based system that forces small business profitability

Bill Gallagher April 3, 2019

• Why profit always comes last — and why that guarantees failure
• Five bank accounts replace your income statement entirely
• Scarcity forces innovation; restricting OPEX unlocks creativity

Lambda School: Free coding education paid back only after landing a job

Y Combinator April 3, 2019

• Tuition is free upfront; Lambda School only gets paid when you do.
• Imposter syndrome — not lack of skill — is why graduates delay applying.
• Human capital is the most underpriced, inefficient asset class in existence.

Building a business from a blog: Vanessa Van Edwards on finding your niche

Noah Kagan April 1, 2019

• Original research makes your content uncopyable and citable by competitors
• YouTube bottom-50 keywords drove 10 million views and most corporate clients
• Deliberate brand 'allergies' filter out wrong-fit customers before they subscribe