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I am not as convinced making a t-shirt for your startup as a first thing is a great idea. I think that can actually be an indicator of playing house. But you ca
by bredren 7y ago
I am not as convinced making a t-shirt for your startup as a first thing is a great idea. I think that can actually be an indicator of playing house. But you can do whatever you want.
- joegahona 7y agoI worked on a musical once where the book writer did photo shoots, logos, and T-shirts before the actual script, and it was a sign of bad things to come. So I agree with you and think this advice is mainly only a thing if you're on the level of Cederholm. As an aside, I like the idea of ending a response with "But you can do whatever you want." I'm going to end every work email today with that!
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- dpeck 7y agoshirts can be printed on demand for less than $35 at MoQs of 1. Its not a large expense and it builds some camaraderie on a small and newly formed team. People like symbols and having artifacts from a specific time in their life. Get the tshirts/hoodies, but don't spend more than a couple hours picking a design.
- CalChris 7y agoT-shirts are cheap. Business cards are pointless. You want to talk about playing house (awesome phrase by the way) even thinking about cool digs. That’s playing house.
- bredren 7y agoI’m not sure but I think I heard this phrase from Michael Seibel—Edit I think PG used this in an essay actually. edit: It is in this lecture: https://startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec03/ https://startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec03/ It is described as "...because while imitating all the outward forms of starting a startup, they have neglected the one thing that is actually essential, which is to make something people want."