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The Currency of a Founder

The 17 subtle but deadly conflicts in the quest to build a valuable startup; Narrated by a technical founder and storyteller from inside the trenches

Amin A.

Contents:

  • 1. No Exit
    • 1.1. Good Burnout
  • 2. Monkey Morality
  • 3. The Disruptive Duo
  • 4. An Eve in Heaven
    • 4.1. How do you get over the fear of quitting your job to start a startup?
  • 5. How do you get over the fear of quitting your job to start a startup?
    • 5.1. First Startup, Second Startup
  • 6. The Silent Stream
    • 6.1. The Point of The Pain Point
  • 7. Advice from a Dramatist
  • 8. Opportunity Cost
    • 8.1. Money worries
    • 8.2. The Angel and the Devil
  • 9. Growth Hacker at the Helm
    • 9.1. What kind of jobs do the software engineers who earn $500K a year do?
    • 9.7. Quelles sont les tâches des ingenieurs logiciels qui gagnent 500K$?
  • 13. The Ghost Startup
    • 13.4. Fishing in the Desert
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Copyright © 2018 Amin Ariana

Amin Ariana practices as a software entrepreneur in San Francisco. He writes essays on Disruptive Product Market Strategy, The Mindset of Startup Culture, and Scalable Software Engineering. He co-founded several companies, including Gate Labs: a Silicon Valley VC-funded Internet-of-Things (IoT) firm building the World's First All-in-one Smart Lock; and Sponsorbrite, a for-profit Internet platform leveraging corporate sponsorship to fund U.S.-based social programs. He advises a network of growth-stage Silicon Valley startups connected with technology centers of excellence.

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