Quintessential Startup Playbook

A free course with everything you need to know about building venture-scale high-growth technology companies

0. Introduction

To outsiders, the arcane world of silicon valley tech startups is a mystery. But to insiders there is a wealth of knowledge, best-practices and techniques available that has been used time and again to create multi-billion dollar companies. I've spent 20 years creating high growth technology companies and I'm sharing the insider knowledge here for free. Why? Because I now invest in technology companies, and if you put these concepts into practice and start a high-growth tech company I want you

01. The Silicon Valley Playbook

This playbook represents 20 years of hard earned knowledge about how to create high-growth technology startups. I break it down into the 10 most important steps. Watch the video above where I explain each step, and below you'll find a written summary of the 10 steps to keep for your records. You'll also find a free company evaluation worksheet that you can download and fill out as you go through the startup creation process.

02. Choosing Your Idea

In this lesson we dive deep into how to come up with ideas for a high-growth tech startup. We talk about 9 techniques for generating ideas, and how to filter and select the best ones. As always, watch the video above which covers everything in the lesson. Below you'll find a written summary for your records as well as a worksheet you can use