I (finally) wrote up my thoughts on "Founder Mode" and the Brian Chesky morality tale about how he turned around Airbnb company culture.

This material has seeped into the Silicon Valley water table; it must be dealt with. Let's mine the gold nuggets out from underneath all the šŸ’©.

https://charity.wtf/2024/12/17/founder-mode-and-the-art-of-mythmaking/

ā€œFounder Modeā€ and the Art of Mythmaking

I’ve never been good at ā€œhot takesā€. Anyone who knows anything about marketing can tell you that the best time to share your opinion about something is when everyone is all worked up about it. Hot …

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@mipsytipsy Thank you, this was an extremely interesting read. Jfc the ego and entitlement and unaccountability of that guy. So thank you for having done what I wasn't able to, and extracted the interesting parts for us, and you added so much missing wisdom with your analysis.
Thanks!