Dropbox (Current market cap : $8B) started as a one page site hosted on AWS.
Lesson to learn : start small, dream big.
Don't let your tech. complexities makes you fail your business.
These kids begged Yahoo to buy their website for $1 Million in 1998.
Yahoo's CEO called it "worthless."
Today, that little site is worth $2 TRILLION dollars.
Here's why they still send Yahoo a "Thank You" card every year:
In 1998, Yahoo had a cha
To all new startup founders, here's how 7 different startups hustled for their first customers. If you're feeling disheartened, I hope their stories will inspire you to keep on going!
1 & 2: Tinder & Alibaba - Physically travelled to their first use
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Most people think if their first startup fails, theyโve failed.
But thatโs not true.
Even ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฑ ๏ฟฝ
The Idea Maze: A Founder's Framework for Startup Success
Marc Andreessen's assessment of Balaji Srinivasan is striking: "Balaji has the highest good idea output rate of anyone I know." With multiple $100M+ companies sold, experience as Coinbase CTO,
Your startup idea is worthless...
until you validate it.
Why this matters?
90% of startups fail.
The reason? They skip validation.
Before you build, test if your idea actually works.
Here's how:
Step 1 :- Define the problem
Ask yourself:
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What to Include in a Data Room for Investors: Essential Guide for Startups :
Building an Investor Data Room: When to Share What with Investors
Never share all company data upfront - even if investors request immediate data room access. Instead, fol
This man built a $32 BILLION empire selling "worthless" junk online.
In 1995, he auctioned off a broken laser pointer as a joke for $14...
And created a website that inspired Amazon, Etsy, & Shopify.
Here's proof that one person's trash can become
Day 2 of The Startup Mafia Series: Why YC Founders Have an Unfair Advantage
The world thinks startups are a meritocracyโthat the best ideas win, the smartest founders get funded, and anyone can build a billion-dollar company if they just work hard e
Lessons in Leadership from Richard Branson
Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group transformed Virgin from a small record shop into a global brand with over 400 companies across music, airlines, trains, and space travel, showing that great leadersh
Mini release Announcement: (Only rolled out for android users as of 6th June 2024, iOS will go live in 3-4 days).
Hi everyone! Thank you so much for making Medial the awesome community that it is! Building further we heard your suggestions and had s