Hello everyone,
We are now more than 50 people in this tribe :-)
I hope we all share the same passion for learning and exploring beyond our current beliefs.
quote of the week.
“Desire is the engine that drives behavior…. We need to make our habits attractive because it is the expectation of a rewarding experience that motivates us to act in the first place” - Atomic Habits by James Clear
updates:
Verve Capital event at the WebSummit - an amazing Happy Hour right off the very first day of the event. We expect 100+ people and I’m very much looking forward to it.
I’ve decided to launch my own podcast. I’ve been flirting with the idea for a long time and I think it’s time to go live with it. We have branded it: B4D1 (before day one). We will share the stories of founders just before their business went live in the market - how did they have the insight? how did they recruit their co-founders? how did they connect the early dots? the problem-solving thesis, and much more. - 1st release: December 2021
content of the week.
audio & video
> the future of work with Satya Nadela, CEO of Microsoft
text
> Harvard Business Review - 5 Things High-Performing Teams Do Differently by Ron Friedman
”When it comes to building extraordinary workplaces and high-performing teams, researchers have long appreciated that three psychological needs are essential: autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Decades of research demonstrate that when people feel psychologically fulfilled, they tend to be healthier, happier, and more productive.”
> The New Yorker - Revisiting “The 4-Hour Workweek”
> Sequoia Capital - The Sequoia Fund: Patient Capital for Building Enduring Companies
”The creative spirits. The underdogs. The resolute. The independent thinkers. The fighters and the true believers. This ethos describes the founders we partner with, as well as Sequoia’s relentless drive to help them succeed.
Since 1972 we’ve had a front row seat as visionary business and technology leaders pushed the bounds of the possible. And it’s just the beginning.”
> {revisited} - Reforge - The Momentum Canyon: From Traction to Growth
Momentum is everything in startups. It creates the Universal Growth Loop:
The product grows.
That growth attracts and retains talent and capital.
That talent and capital enables you to solve more problems in the business.
This leads to more product growth.
> Influence&Co - 29 Stats to Make the Case for Content Marketing ROI in 2022
"Global online content consumption doubled in 2020.”
> McKinsey - Digitally native brands: Born digital, but ready to take on the world
“DNBs’ online origins give them two important competitive advantages: deep knowledge of their customer base and extensive control over the customer file. Whether a DNB is a product, service, or a product-service combination, what sets them apart is the fact that brand owners know exactly who their customers are, what online behavior led them to their initial contact with the brand, and what they’re likely to buy next. This insight creates opportunities to build deep and lasting relationships with customers. It’s an advantage that can carry over even if, later in their life cycle, DNBs branch into brick-and-mortar.”
> Radical Candor - How Do You Get Stuff Done Without Telling People What to Do? Talk Less, Listen More
“The process, which I call the Get Stuff Done (GSD) wheel, is relatively straightforward. But the key, often ignored by people who think of themselves as Get Stuff Done people, is to avoid the impulse to dive right in.”
> Harvard Business Review - To Inspire Your Team, Share More of Yourself
by Gia Storms
“It was once believed that scrubbing notions of the self from presentations and regulating emotions at all cost was key to being perceived as an effective leader. However, it’s becoming increasingly clear that in order to inspire people to follow you, sharing personal stories with vulnerability, humor, and humility allows audiences to see you as human and thus be inspired by you.”
> A16Z - What’s Next for Creator Platforms? Learning to Sell
"But there’s one critical step I see missing over and over again, from tiny startups to the world’s biggest incumbents: forgetting to sell. In the scramble to build frictionless payment mechanisms, the actual pitch — the “here’s why you should subscribe/pay/join, and here’s what you’re paying for” — is an afterthought, and the responsibility is often relegated to the creator.”
I hope you all stay safe out there and thanks very much for being here.
Daniel Silva