joher khan
@joherkhan
managing partner + founder experience @fdotinc | design person
If you ever meet someone who at one point was globally ranked in a video game hire them immediately
Beware of hiring full time employees from any country other than the US unless you know the labor laws in grave detail. Also avoid Washington and Michigan
Lean startup: build something quickly and see if ppl want it Design thinking: ask ppl about their lives and figure out what they need
If your designer is doing what you tell them to Fire them immediately.
New skill unlocked! Fully custom made clothing — cut and sew Merch has reached a new level
little landing page up merch is the next frontier. dont let yours suck plumsoda.com
A couple of scenes from the kids book! Should have early prints soon. Ty @Maitreyee_kal for the illustrations 🎨
The tech world is entering a new era of design. The value is clear. People need to make things customers fall in love with. That means something different today than it did a few years ago.
Make beautiful things and talk about them. It’s never been easier
Everyone can now build fast and cheap Real moats are products that are - super complex - expensive to start - regulated or restricted - deeply embedded in workflows - built on proprietary data - driven by taste, trust, or culture
'The work will show you the way.' Most problems can be solved by just building your way through them.
4 years ago: We had the idea of building a founder playground and started with a small office Today: 40,000 sq ft Multiple hardware labs 2 Media and podcasts rooms 100s of ambitious founders Robots around every corner A literal playground
the opposite of startups is being a sushi chef in Japan where youre only allowed to make rice for like the first 10 years
As a CEO there's two types of comms you need to get good at Inspiring: e.g. storytelling, visionary, rallying people, getting people excited about the future Assertive: e.g. having tough convos, accountability, feedback, letting ppl go Build these skills intentionally