“Every entrepreneur faces trade-offs when founding and growing their company. As we discovered at YouTube, those early decisions have far-reaching impacts and lead to unforeseen pitfalls down the road. Noam Wasserman uses vivid anecdotes and deep research to expertly outline the key early choices that define a startup, making The Founder's Dilemmas an invaluable alternative to real-world trial and error.” WorldRealUseFacesChoicesDecisionCompanyGrowingKeysResearchTradeImpactEntrepreneurErrorsTrialsAlternativesReachingReal WorldFoundersFoundingVividFalling DownYoutubeDilemmaOutlinesDown The RoadInvaluableAnecdotesTrial And ErrorPitfallsUnforeseenTrade Offs Author:Chad Hurley
“I've been part of founding three companies that have gone public. It doesn't seem like a big number, but it's actually a lot.” BigsSeemsThreeNumbersCompanyGoneFounding Author:Eric Lefkofsky
“... if you talk to say any of the first 40 or 50 employees, they all feel like they were a part of the founding of the company.” IfsFeelsFirstsCompanyTeamEmployeeFounding Author:Sam Altman