Posted one at a time to his Twitter feed and spread using the #StartupTriplets tag, Dharmesh Shah–founder of HubSpot–has distilled his best startup advice into forty-seven three-word chunks: startup triplets. My favourite ten:
- Hire generalists early.
- Hire specialists later.
- Invest in culture.
- Encourage diverse thinking.
- Decide with data.
- Accept imperfect data.
- Encourage rational debate.
- Make decisions swiftly.
- Face harsh realities.
- Improve employees’ resumes.
Guy Kawasaki enjoyed the list and added a few more of his own, including:
- Always under promise.
- Use a Macintosh.
- Eat only noodles.
- Ship then test.
On those first two from Shah’s article; Dustin Curtis’ latest looks at why you should hire generalists early and specialists later.