The chapter discusses the unpredictability of startup paths compared to loan paths and suggests a reverse planning approach. It emphasizes the importance of focusing on the foundational work rather than getting caught up in fundraising.
Today is part 2 of our series helping you build an internal operating system. We identify the four things you'll need to have happen for your startup to gain momentum, then we organize those into a system that'll help you move fast based on inertia.
00:25 - Internal Operating System Part II 03:15 - Monkeys and Shakespeare 07:40 - Smooth Jazz 08: 05 - Reverse Engineering a System 10:45 - Where is the Monkey? 11:33 - The Four Things That Matter for an Early Stage Business 11:40 - Problem 12:01 - Delta 4 Status Level Jump 13:34 - Secret 16:35 - Optimize for Inertia 18:37 - 101 Essays That Will Change The Way You Think 20:00 - The Thousand Daily Votes 21:43 - The Last 15% 23:30 - Script the Beginning and End 24:30 - Feedback Loop Optimization
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