It Doesn't Matter if My Startup is Bigger Than Yoursby Wil SchroterIs it a waste of time to compare our startup with other startups? Absolutely. And here's why.Continue
The Benefits of a Hard Resetby Wil SchroterSometimes having to burn it all down is the best medicine our startup can take.Continue
Optimize for the Probability of Outcomes, Not Sizeby Wil SchroterAs Founders, it's important to have a realistic approach to building our company (even if it's our dream). Optimizing for probable outcomes over the size of our company is part of that approach.Continue
Why We Plan Our Entire Business In 5-Day Sprints by Wil SchroterThere's an incredible amount of magic managing our entire workload in 5-day sprints based on what we plan on getting done by Friday. Continue
Startup Founders Need to Learn Pacing, Not Sprintingby Wil SchroterStartup Founders need to learn pacing, not sprinting. Anyone can sprint. The winners run marathons. Continue
Don't Work Long Hours, Work Efficient Hoursby Wil SchroterLet's stop being "long hours" champions and start being proud of how much we can do in as few hours as possible — not as many hours as we can sacrifice.Continue
Can Doing Non-Startup Stuff Help My Startup?by Wil SchroterSometimes the best way to grow our startups is to spend some time doing stuff that has nothing to do with our startups!Continue
What Are The Pros/Cons of Work From Home?by Wil SchroterOver the past few years we've developed a significant work from home policy at Startups.com. Here's what we've learned from our experience. Continue
How Many Hours Per Week Should I Work at a Startup? by Wil SchroterIs 60 hours of work per week enough? 80? 100? Do we just work ALL of them?Continue
How to Mix a Family and a Startup by Wil SchroterWhat can we do to be best prepared to be a good spouse and parent while also being the best Founder we can be?Continue