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The spectral signatures of the best companies I’ve invested in are remarkably similar. They usually have most of the following characteristics: compelling founders, a mission that attracts talented people into the startup’s orbit, a product so good that people spontaneously tell their friends about it, a rapidly growing market, a network effect and low marginal costs, the ability to grow fast, and a product that is either fundamentally new or 10x better than existing options.
How to Invest in Startups
blog.samaltman.com
This Build-Measure-Learn feedback loop is at the core of the Lean Startup model.
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries
For a company to grow really big, it must (a) make something lots of people want, and (b) reach and serve all those people.
Startup = Growth
paulgraham.com
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