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 đź’©.

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

“Founder Mode” and the Art of Mythmaking

I’ve never been good at “hot takes”. 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 Thanks for writing this, I’ve missed it and this way it’s more entertaining :D

I so hate the A/B/C player rating, I don’t know why it’s so pervasive…US obsession with sports, maybe?

Wrote about it a while back: https://almad.blog/essays/b-players/

On B Players | Almad's Changelog

@almad oh wow, i LOVED this essay. could not agree more on all counts. thanks for the link, bookmarked!!