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For Founders
The Early Startup Founders Guide to Weathering the Recession
Indus Khaitan
From the CEO
On Deck doubles down on founder-focused future and spins out career advancement programs
David Booth, Erik Torenberg
For Founders
Kat Cole on The Hotshot Rule, Leadership and Rebuilding Trust
David Fallarme
For Founders
Designing Antifragile Companies
David Fallarme
For Founders
How To Cultivate Talent in Young Entrepreneurs
David Fallarme
For Founders
Tyler Cowen on Identifying Entrepreneurial Talent
David Fallarme
For Founders
How to Shape and Scale Culture at a Startup
David Fallarme
For Founders
What To Get Right When Building a Sales Org
David Fallarme
For Founders
When Should You Hire a CMO or VP Marketing?
David Fallarme
Sales Leadership Lessons Learned as Flexport's CRO
David Fallarme
How to Negotiate Comp at a Startup (3 crucial questions)
Nitin Gupta
How to Attract, Hire, Onboard, & Retain Top Talent
David Fallarme
For Founders
Building Consumer Products in Tech
David Fallarme
What Founders Need to Know About Equity and Early-Stage Financing
Sachin Maini
For Founders
How to Successfully Hire Executive Talent
David Fallarme
What Does a Successful People Team Look Like?
David Fallarme
For Founders
How To Craft A Fundable Founder Pitch
David Fallarme
How to Position Yourself for Promotion As a Senior Leader
David Kline, Sachin Maini
M&A Lessons from Uber's Hypergrowth Phase
David Fallarme
For Founders
How To Build Your First Executive Leadership Team
David Fallarme
AMA: Florent Silve, VP Data Science at Hotel Engine
Blake Arensdorf
How to Lead a Growth Team in a Hypergrowth Company
David Fallarme
AMA: Timo Pelz, VP Business Marketing at Reddit
David Fallarme
Partnerships as a Growth Channel: Lessons from Stripe and Notion
David Fallarme
Proven Cold Outreach Tactics for Job Seekers
David Fallarme
How To Hire Your First VP of Growth (and other A+ Growth Talent)
David Fallarme
SaaS Pricing Strategy: A Step-by-Step Blueprint
Ulf Johansson
A Guide to On Deck Programs for Leaders and Professionals
Reza Saeedi
For Founders
A Guide to On Deck Programs for Builders and Explorers
Reza Saeedi
For Founders
How Founders Can Hack Metabolic Health For Peak Performance
Dr. Casey Means, Sachin Maini
A Short Guide to Thriving at Early-Stage Startups
Pete Huang
AMA: Christine Sou, Program Partner at On Deck
Andrew Yu
AMA: David Hoang, Head of Product Design at Webflow
Mindaugas Petrutis
From the CEO
The Next Chapter of On Deck's Founder-Focused Communities
David Booth
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On Deck’s Summer '22 Deal Drop
Sam Kirschner
For Founders
The Space Tech Renaissance: A Guide To Space 3.0
Sachin Maini
From the CEO
On Deck: Changes to Our Team
Erik Torenberg, David Booth
How to Build a Durable Relationship With Your Manager
Katya Delaney
For Founders
How to Prevent Founder Burnout Using Pattern Interrupts
Robbie Bent, Sachin Maini
How To Establish Yourself as a Subject Matter Expert
Lior Torenberg
Make the Most of Your Career Transition with Introspection, Bravery, and Community-Support
Lior Torenberg
Hire For Potential, Not Credentials
Lior Torenberg
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Announcing: On Deck People Ops
Hayleigh Kurtz
For Founders
Which US Visa Is Best For International Startup Founders?
Sophie Alcorn
The WFH Guide to Remote Networking
Lior Torenberg, Katya Delaney
Scaling Intimacy: How Storytelling Can Help Grow Your Community
Grant Dever
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On Deck’s Top 100 Companies of 2022
Erik Torenberg
For Founders
Healthy Leaders, Healthy Returns: Emotional Fitness for Founders
Dr. Emily Anhalt
Why Community Can Accelerate your Marketing Career
Emma Eckerstrom Law, Matteo Tittarelli
The Difference Between Flow and Project Operators
Charles Cushing, Fadi Hindi, Matteo Tittarelli
Why you’re stuck at step 1 in your No-Code journey
Karthik Puvvada (KP), Matteo Tittarelli
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Meet the first cohort of ODX Flexport startups
Sam Kirschner, Hursh Narain
For Founders
The Pseudonymous Founder’s Playbook
Bored Elon, Sachin Maini
How To Build a Personal Career Moat (With Examples)
Katya Delaney
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Announcing: On Deck No-Code Foundations
Karthink Puvvada
For Founders
Understanding Web3 as the Internet-Native Economy
Patrick Rivera, Sachin Maini
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Announcing: On Deck Engineering
Kristal Soman
The Definitive Guide to Breaking Into Startups, Part 1
Katya Delaney
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On Deck Design partners with ADPList
Mindaugas Petruitis
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Announcing: Execs On Deck
Laura Thompson
Don’t Google It: How To Use Social Media to Keep Up With Industry News
Katya Delaney
The Playbook for Creating Life-Changing Opportunities in Tech (Without Moving to Silicon Valley)
David Fallarme
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Clara Ma
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Fadi Hindi
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Neha Khurram
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Jackie Miller
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Entrepreneurs in Residence
Erik Torenberg
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On Deck Access Initiative: 2021 End of Year Report
Nate Snow
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Anthony Nardini
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Announcing: On Deck Data Science Fellowship
Blake Arensdorf
Community is not an accessory, but a KEY that drives success
Laís De Oliveira
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On Deck is Officially Supporting India
Gautam Shewakramani
From the CEO
On Deck Partners with Flexport to Invest in the Future of Logistics
Erik Torenberg, David Booth
For Founders
The Grand Challenges of Deep Decarbonization
Shayle Kann
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Announcing: On Deck Business Development Fellowship
Randi Kay
For Founders
Why You Should Consider No-Code for Your Startup
Karthik Puvvada (KP),Talal Syed
How to Get OKRs Right
Harry Siggins
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Announcing: On Deck Marketing Fellowship
Jenna Kellner
Choosing the Right Stage Startup To Join
Ming Lu,Vik Duggal
Avoiding Emotional Decision-Making: 5 Mental Hacks for Calm Investing
Callie Cox
For Founders
Organizing Time For Higher Impact: A Day in the Life of a CEO
Sasha Orloff
How to Build Cross-Functional Relationships That Matter
Rod Cherkas
Leadership Through Ownership: A Product Manager’s Guide
Akanksha Manik Talya
From the CEO
Organizing the World’s Ambition
David Booth
For Founders
How To Build a Minimum Viable Company
Ann Miura-Ko
How to Go from Designer to Manager
David Hoang
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Announcing: On Deck Deep Tech
Abhijeet Patra
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Announcing: On Deck is officially expanding to Canada
Yashar Nejati
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Announcing: On Deck Longevity Biotech
Nathan Cheng, Ada Nguyen
Build Your Team’s Operating Model on These 4 Principles
Josefin Graebe
For Founders
How To Find The Right Co-Founder
Erik Torenberg, Sachin Maini
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Announcing: On Deck EdTech
Charlie Taibi
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A Tactical Guide to Seed Fundraising
Mike Wilner, Sachin Maini
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How Climate Tech Is The Paramount Industry of Our Times
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On Deck Access Fund: Launch Report
Nate Snow
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Announcing: Drop #2: On Deck NYC
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Kelly Hook
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On Deck Journal

Tactical advice on navigating startups, from world-class practitioners.

How Founders Can Hack Metabolic Health For Peak Performance

Simple lifestyle fixes to improve your metabolic health for better energy, cognitive performance, and overall endurance

Dr. Casey Means, Sachin Maini
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Dr. Casey Means, Sachin Maini
For Founders
A Tactical Guide to Seed Fundraising

Learn the playbook and pragmatic tactics for early-stage fundraising from Mike Wilner, a startup founder, advisor, and author of Oversubscribed, a book on seed fundraising.

Mike Wilner, Sachin Maini
29
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Mike Wilner, Sachin Maini
For Founders
How To Find The Right Co-Founder

On Deck has helped hundreds find a co-founder and start a company. We distill lessons and patterns from successful matches into a comprehensive playbook.

Erik Torenberg, Sachin Maini
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Erik Torenberg, Sachin Maini

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For Founders
The Early Startup Founders Guide to Weathering the Recession

Indus Khaitan, Founder and CEO at Quolum, shares his experience working through recessions and his six core strategies for coming out on top.

Indus Khaitan
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Indus Khaitan
For Founders
Kat Cole on The Hotshot Rule, Leadership and Rebuilding Trust

Kat Cole, President and COO of Athletic Greens and former Focus Brands executive, shares her beliefs around leadership and how to rebuild trust in an organization.

David Fallarme
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David Fallarme
For Founders
Designing Antifragile Companies

Ravi Mehta, co-founder and CEO of Scale Higher, shares his thoughts on the antifragile company framework and what makes a company grow during difficult times.

David Fallarme
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David Fallarme
For Founders
How To Cultivate Talent in Young Entrepreneurs

Tyler Cowen, director of the fellowship program Emergent Ventures, shares his thoughts on how to identify and cultivate young entrepreneurial talent.

David Fallarme
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David Fallarme
For Founders
Tyler Cowen on Identifying Entrepreneurial Talent

Tyler Cowen, director of the fellowship program Emergent Ventures, shares his process for evaluating entrepreneurial talent that can bring on societal change.

David Fallarme
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David Fallarme
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