Week 14 - Ask the right questions
This week's articles, tweets, and podcasts every founder should check out.
✌🏽Welcome back to Inside Round
Welcome to the 14th edition of Inside Round by AngelList. Every week, we curate the tweets, podcasts, and articles every founder should check out. Let’s get into it…
Reading list
1/ Esther Perel, acclaimed couples and relationship therapist, suggests a series of questions to ask potential cofounders so you can determine compatibility. Read here.
“Why do so many co-founders develop strained relationships? It’s not necessarily the stress of the startup environment, misaligned visions, or incompatible communication styles. It’s a failure to understand the nuanced dynamics of partnership in the first place. The truth is that how we work together is about so much more than work.“
2/ Carolyn Levy, inventor of the SAFE, tells the story of “how she wrote the five-page document that underpins much of early-stage venture capital today.” If you ever plan to raise a seed round, this article offers an insightful history of venture financing options. Read here.
3/ Boom or bust, annual planning is almost always a challenging, but valuable, exercise for startups. First Round has aggregated advice from across the industry and created some frameworks any company can use to plan during these uncertain times. Read here.
4/ AngelList just wrapped up the 7th annual AngelList Confidential. The conference brought together our community of founders, GPs, and LPs to discuss the past, present, and future of startups and technology. Don’t miss the highlights and recordings from sessions with Sam Altman, Naval Ravikant, Sarah Smith, and many others. Read here.
5/ ICYMI - Sarah Guo, partner at Conviction, breaks down common delusions many founders might have and advises that companies will need to do a ‘Hard Reset’ to prevent driving off a cliff. Read here.
Thread(s) of insight
Listen and learn
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