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Originally published: 23rd December 2008
Revised date: October 8th 2015
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Peter Thiel's CS183: Startup - Class 1 Notes Essay

Here is an essay version of my class notes from Class 1 of CS183: Startup. Errors and omissions are my own. Credit for good stuff is Peter’s entirely.

CS183: Startup—Notes Essay—The Challenge of the Future

Purpose and Preamble

Startup Metrics for Pirates: AARRR!
Time investment: 6 mins
Aquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, Revenue.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irjgfW0BIrw

Peter Thiel’s Stanford Startup class notes
There's also a book coming out.
http://blakemasters.com/peter-thiels-cs183-startup
http://zerotoonebook.com/

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What I Wish I'd Known About Equity Before Joining A Unicorn

Disclaimer: This piece is written anonymously. The names of a few particular companies are mentioned, but as common examples only.

This is a short write-up on things that I wish I'd known and considered before joining a private company (aka startup, aka unicorn in some cases). I'm not trying to make the case that you should never join a private company, but the power imbalance between founder and employee is extreme, and that potential candidates would

Basics

Comments on tone and style:

Never apologize in a design brief
keep it succinct
Do not talk about design features that do not have a direct correlation with a problem

PRE DEFINE

Definition: A design report documents the solution to a unique problem.

Usable Interface

Derived from various usability literature, these 8 usability inspection criteria are meant to be used in critiques and evaluations of web applications.

💰 Affordance

Adaptation of an application features to a user’s changing needs

Requirements Provision

The set of features offered by the system satisfies the needs and requirements of users

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