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Insights on the latest recommended articles on the Kinfolk blog. Don’t be a stranger, dig in!
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19 Jul 2023
How To Create A Referral Marketing Strategy—Alexa Collins
People trust the opinions of other people and the recommendations of online influencers, which they respect way more tha [...]
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19 Jul 2023
Do Things That Don't Scale—Paul Graham
One of the most common types of advice we give at Y Combinator is to do things that don't scale. Many would-be founders [...]
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19 Jul 2023
Unsafe Notes—Fred Wilson
I have never been a fan of convertible notes. USV has made quite a few convertible and SAFE notes. We are open to conver [...]
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19 Jul 2023
Default Alive or Default Dead—Paul Graham
Kinfolk features articles from individuals across the globe whose perspectives we consider significant. Our aim is to ma [...]
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19 Jul 2023
How Microlending Could End Extreme Poverty—Quanda Zhang
At Kinfolk, we highlight articles from people worldwide whose perspectives we find important and valuable. Our goal is t [...]
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19 Jul 2023
The B-side Of African Tech—Stephen Deng
Tech in Africa has hit escape velocity. In many ways, the capital inflows into the continent’s ecosystems have matured m [...]
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19 Jul 2023
The Atomization Of Seed Venture Capital Rounds—David Beisel
The venture market has evolved into “seed is the new series A.” However, not only has the Seed round established itself [...]
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19 Jul 2023
The Profit Motive—Fred Wilson
Value is created when the capital required to get a business to sustainability is meaningfully less than what the compan [...]
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19 Jul 2023
How To Make Wealth—Paul Graham
Startups have been a reliable way to get rich for centuries, and they typically involve solving complex technical proble [...]
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19 Jul 2023
10 Product-Led Growth Principles—Janelle Teng & Ethan Kurzweil
Kinfolk features articles from individuals across the globe whose perspectives we consider significant. Our aim is to ma [...]
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19 Jul 2023
What Makes A Successful Startup Team—Eva de Mol
One standard answer is that prior startup experience, product knowledge, and industry skills predict the success of a ne [...]
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19 Jul 2023
How To Start A Startup—Paul Graham
The three key factors for a successful startup are: having a team of talented individuals, creating a product or service [...]
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19 Jul 2023
A Startup Advantage: Knowing Your Leadership Style—Joanna Lord
As a startup leader, you can fundamentally change the course of a startup’s life. When mixed with the existing culture, [...]