Build: An Unorthodox Guide to Making Things Worth Making

My notes on the book by Tony Fadell

235 Resources for Founders & Investors

The best resources I found in 2022

#350: Dan Schaefer of Native Pet, on Product & Brand Innovation, Finding the Right Manufacturing Partner, and First Principles Thinking to Forge Your Own Path

Building a World-Class Network

On the internet and beyond

#349: Brennan Spellacy of Patch, on Value-Driven Category Creation, Strategic Hiring at a High-Growth Startup, and Enabling Trust through Transparency

Planning for Your Best Year

2022 Review + 2023 Planning

#348: Tyler Denk of Beehiiv, on Building in Public, Growing 55% MoM, and Quick Adaptability to Compete with Big Tech

#347: Andrew Berman of Vowel, on Building Remote-First Company Culture, Organic Growth via Twitter, and Taking on Legacy Brands

Special: The VITALIZE Podcast - Clicking as Co-Founders, From Bad Idea to Goldmine, and Becoming Market Leaders in EV Charging, with Peter Barba and Zygi Zabieta of Lectrium

#346: JGG Throwback: Iman Abuzeid, Co-Founder & CEO of Incredible Health, on Helping Healthcare Professionals Find & Do Their Best Work, Raising $17M from Top Investors Including Andreessen Horowitz, Growing a Team, Diversity Debt, & Defining Your Values

#345: Dave Fink of Postie, on Modernizing Direct Mail Marketing, Optimizing for Efficiency, and Why Not to Raise VC

#344: Connor Ellison of POGR, on Executing a Scrappy Cold Outreach Strategy, Failure as an Inevitable Step to Success, and Building the Statistical Foundation for the Future of Gaming