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Blitzscaling a Startup

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Nov 3, 2023 • 44min

Startups shouldn't solve a problem?!

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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Oct 7, 2023 • 1h 2min

The actual secret to company culture

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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Jun 6, 2023 • 31min

Don't avoid competition. Get bad competition

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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May 23, 2023 • 23min

What do you do when employees loose faith?

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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May 8, 2023 • 25min

What's the real way to get funded by VCs?

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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May 1, 2023 • 20min

How do I get people to pay me?

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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Apr 25, 2023 • 26min

Know if you're learning. Or scaling

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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Apr 11, 2023 • 27min

Which type of customers do startups need to build for?

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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Mar 28, 2023 • 26min

Can you build a team without an idea?

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup
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Mar 20, 2023 • 17min

What's step 1 for a startup?

Follow Julien’s journey building his next startup with the help of Chris, author of Blitzscaling We apply an approach which is the opposite of what you’ll hear from Y Combinator The approach we apply is the PayPal mafia approach It’s the approach of Reid Hoffman who after PayPal founded LinkedIn and was the first investor in Airbnb It’s the approach of Peter Thiel who after PayPal founded Palantir and was the first investor in Facebook It’s the approach of the people who win over and over again What’s the Blitzscaling approach? It’s about being thoughtful and deliberate. Having deep insight instead of just hustling. Reid calls it “contrarian and right”. Peter says “startups are built on secrets” It’s about getting more done than everyone else and moving faster than everyone else, but doing that in a manner which is comfortable and looks easy. Or as Chris says “be quick but don’t hurry” Subscribe if you want to understand the actual way to win. Share with one of your friends who is launching a startup

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