AI legal startups are a thing in 2024. But as Ironclad’s Jason Boehmig puts it, “nobody was trying to buy an AI legal assistant back in 2015.” Ironclad has one of the most interesting and underexplored stories out there IMO. As we were developing First Round's PMF Method, we

🆕 on First Round Review Get an unprecedented look at how the @notionHQ team built a community of superfans, unleashed influencers to drive 1B+ TikTok views, and obsessed over the metrics that really matter for activation. review.firstround.com/how-notion-doe…

Today Lattice is synonymous with performance reviews and people management. But not many know that in the very early days, Jack Altman and @ekosz1 had a different product entirely — an OKR tool trying to solve the painful quarterly planning process. As we were developing

Warren Buffett at the Berkshire annual meeting today on trust in partnerships...

We're marking the last day you can apply to PMF Method by sharing an extra dose of encouragement. Presenting 20 lessons from 20 different founders on tackling the winding journey to product-market fit. In this new resource, founders like Vercel's Guillermo Rauch, Vanta's

NEW: Superhuman 2.0 💜 1 billion professionals use email for 3 hours every day — more than any other tool! 📈 But unlike every other tool, email is not yet collaborative. Today, that changes… We reimagined email to be multiplayer by default.

Are you a creative and unconventional thinker, yet also highly analytical and logical? Come be my next Chief of Staff! This person will spend the next 2+ years working alongside me in all areas of venture capital. From inbox ✉️ to investment review 💰 through exit 💸! Learn

Sometimes getting the positioning right for your startup is more challenging than getting to the product itself. In the latest of our Paths to PMF series, Kareem Amin shares lessons from 7 years of building @clayrunhq, with tips on narrowing down ICPs. review.firstround.com/clays-path-to-…

If you’ve only got a handful of early customers, analytics might feel like a future problem — but it’s not as far off as you might think. jessica lachs unpacks how she scaled the data team from 0-1 at DoorDash, from making the first hires to running a 300-person global org.

She's been marketing hire # 1 at two formidable names in the tech world: Stripe, and OpenAI, where she's now VP of Marketing. So Krithika knows what it takes to be an inaugural leader of the function — and has sharp advice for aspiring early marketers, or founders looking to

🆕 on First Round Review, Linear’s Head of Product Nan Yu unpacks why conventional thinking around org design could use a little more flavor 🍅 review.firstround.com/make-an-org-ch…

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Two earthquakes in one week...don't love this for us LA 😬

If you’re a first time founder raising a seed round, the advice Liz Wessel is dropping on First Round Review today is super helpful. Make sure you give it a read! review.firstround.com/heres-what-you…

Exciting new program First Round! If you're an early founder working on a new B2B SaaS company (haven't raised yet), it's a no-brainer to apply. Tons of resources, access, and support to find PMF—while keeping 100% of your equity. Deadline is 9/23: pmf.firstround.com/retreat

These home runs were both hit at 8:37 p.m. pacific time. 36 years apart.

Sky5 captures footage of the Hollywood sign illuminating the "D" to celebrate the Dodgers' 8th World Series win.

I don’t know who needs to hear this today, but the second best deal in America (behind Costco’s $1.50 hot dog meal, of course) is Trader Joe’s flowers.

Serious question: How did moms know how to mom before the internet? But also, who knew ChatGPT is ALSO dealing with teething and sleepless nights with an infant?! 🤣

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