The First Rule Of Disruption
December 22, 2015
Working on a startup? Have a 800 pound gorilla you're trying to disrupt? That's awesome. But here's a tip: Don't talk about disrupting them. The first rule of disruption is: You do…
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Do Fewer Things, Better
November 24, 2015
I'm going to tell you a secret. I have a very simple, 4-word strategic plan (devised it a few years ago). Here it is... Do fewer things, better. This has made my life -- and my work,…
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5 Mistakes Every Startup Founder SHOULD Make
June 2, 2014
“It’s fine to celebrate success but it is more important to heed the lessons of failure” - Bill Gates Much digital ink has been spilled trying to caution startup entrepreneurs against…
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Did The 900-Pound Gorilla Just Vanquish Your Startup Or Validate It?
February 19, 2014
The following is a guest post by Todd Garland, the founder and CEO of BuySellAds. Todd is a long-time friend, and was one of the early employees at HubSpot before he set out to build…
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Exit Strategy Is An Oxymoron
January 29, 2014
In early meetings, if a VC ever asks you what your exit strategy is, you should run, not walk to your nearest…um…exit. You want your investors to be more curious about how you're…
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How To Launch A Startup Without Writing Code
October 21, 2013
There is an unspoken rule: to launch a startup, you need to build a product, and to do that you need someone that can write code. Whether that means chasing down a technical…
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2 Mental Exercises For Battling "It Won't Work" Syndrome
September 20, 2013
Every company has ideas that come up (sometimes frequently). And, based on the stage of the startup and the degree to which the idea is unconventional, there are always good, rational…
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31 Short Highlights From "Disciplined Entrepreneurship"
July 23, 2013
As many of you may know, MIT is near and dear to my heart. As my co-founder, Brian Halligan likes to say, “HubSpot was born out of the loins of MIT”. As such, I like to stay in touch…
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5 Startup Hiring Mistakes That Can Crush Your Culture
April 29, 2013
Remember your first business loan? Or, if you're like many entrepreneurs, you may have initially bootstrapped your startup by buying some stuff on your credit card. You were excited…
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Does HubSpot Walk The Talk On Its Culture Code?
April 11, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, HubSpot shared our culture code deck (http://CultureCode.com) — a document that describes what we believe and how we work. The presentation, despite being 150+…
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Clear Eyes, Full Heart: Beating The Series A Crunch
April 9, 2013
The following is a guest post by Alan Wells, co-founder & product designer at Glyder. [Disclosure: I'm an angel investor in the company. -Dharmesh] It has been widely reported that at…
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