What society imposes on us is the wrong kind of thinking: one that is based on analogy and credentialism instead of first…
Garry Tan
Spotting the inflection point: How Initialized Helped Coinbase at the moment of product market fit
In 2013, I was helping Brian Armstrong get introductions to the Valley’s best investors.
Solving the $160 billion food waste problem
How Shelf Engine got 4 of the top 10 grocers and reached product market fit through a perfect go-to-market pivot Stefan Kalb…
5 Steps to Winning Career Tournaments
There are tournaments everywhere–jobs, admissions, promotions, startup funding.
Better, Faster, Cheaper
Being First Doesn’t Matter— But You Do Need To Be Better, Faster, Or Cheaper.
The future of practical robotaxis is here
Autonomous car with no safety driver for $50M, not $10B You’ve heard of Waymo and Cruise (Initialized was actually an early seed…
Should you be the CEO?
Just because co-CEO worked for Google doesn’t mean it will for your startup Picture this… it’s 2010, and me and my co-founder…
How Drip Capital Went from Zero to $1B
Software is coming to revolutionize global trade finance Drip Capital started as two people with an idea in 2015.
I Said the Wrong Thing and Killed My Investor Pitch
Often the easiest choice is to make no choice at all, but you might kill your startup that way Picture this… we…
What do all successful billion dollar startups have in common?
They build long-lived teams that beat all competition How long do you think it takes to win a championship?