Startup Playbook Reviews and details

Social recommendations and mentions

• Ask HN: I desperately want a solo business

  Start with the playbook: https://playbook.samaltman.com/ HN0 will discourage you but eh, running my own business is the most fun (and work) I've ever had in my life. Some people have to do that Eurotrip. Some have to get into Harvard. Some want kids. And some just need to start a business. - Source: Hacker News / 9 months ago

• How to distinguish a *seemingly* bad idea that's actually good vs an *actually* bad idea

  Sam Altman - The idea can seem stupid to virtually everyone as long as it excites a few people. Source: 12 months ago

• Best Free Startup handbooks🚀 (and company creation stories from 0 to 1)

  Early-stage Startup Playbook by Sam Altman - provides a guide for new startups on how to create a product that users will love. The playbook emphasizes the importance of focusing on user satisfaction and offers advice on building a product that early users will enjoy enough to recommend to others. Source: about 1 year ago

• What books would you recommend for entrepreneurs and those starting a business?

  Prefer Podcasts? Sam Altman, one of the most famous people in Silicon Valley and former head of Y Combinator, created an amazing podacst series called [Startup Playbook](https://playbook.samaltman.com/). Source: over 1 year ago

• How to find links/start/people that can guide you?

  Here's a place to start: https://playbook.samaltman.com/. Source: over 1 year ago

• My Top 5 Startup Teachers

  Sam’s Startup Playbook covers: finding an idea, establishing a team, building the product and business execution. Source: over 1 year ago

• How do you deal with cofounders that don’t stay in their lanes?

  Https://playbook.samaltman.com/ Https://genius.com/Sam-altman-lecture-1-how-to-start-a-startup-annotated Https://youtu.be/CBYhVcO4WgI Http://www.paulgraham.com/start.html. Source: over 1 year ago

• Ask HN: Best books to build up entrepreneurial mindset?

  IMO the theory is what gives you the confidence. You know it works, that the actions taken are repeatable. The basics of how to start a startup: https://playbook.samaltman.com/ Growth. Or figuring out when your startup is doing well or poorly, runway, why it takes so long: http://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html I think when people criticize a startup's profitability, they don't really understand that the goal of a... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• How to join the New Rich

  I'd love to know what you make of Sam Altman's advice to startups https://playbook.samaltman.com/. Source: almost 2 years ago

• How do I practically create wealth?

  FU money is often defined as having enough money to not have to deal with crap. But I think most software developers really have that kind of freedom. They might not have the money to never work again, but many can just quit jobs they don't like and eventually end up at one they do. As someone who was a founder/manager, it's often the managers who have to appease devs. We've seen people who just... don't work and... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Ask HN: I'd like to start a company, where should I begin?

  This is a good, quick highlight on how to do it: https://playbook.samaltman.com/ If you want a full book, I recommend The Startup Owner's Manual: https://www.amazon.com/Startup-Owners-Manual-Step-Step/dp/0984999302 The latter is actually a step by step process, and it's worked very well for me. It answers what you should do before getting funding. Once you've built something people want, apply to Y Combinator (or... - Source: Hacker News / about 3 years ago

• Similar product launched before us

  This is from Sam Altman, read more here: https://playbook.samaltman.com/. Source: about 3 years ago