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Why we share our startup story in public?
I’ve been writing online since I was a teenager in late 90s. But at some point I stopped blogging despite having so much to share. All because of fear…
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Focus on things in your business that won't change
Jeff Bezos gave Jason Fried a really good piece of advice that he shared on episode 28 of our podcast - "focus on things in your business that won't…
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The impossibility of following someone else's path
The impossibility of following someone else's path Google's Distinguished Engineer Kelsey Hightower retired at age 42 and told his story on the Software…
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The world is not binary
“Corporate people cannot work in startups and startup people cannot work in corporate.” One of our podcast guest said this and it still haunts me to…
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Weekly podcast and book recommendations (Nov 26, 2023)
This week, I listened and read a bunch of stuff but these three pieces helped me get better at understanding the world: 1) Tim Ferriss ep. 705 on risks…
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Unfriending trolls
No matter what you do, some people will try to downplay it, say mean things or try to find holes to make you look inconsistent, etc. I heard great…
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Technology vs. assimilation in a foreign country
We've been in the US for 10 years and tried celebrating Thanksgiving once. It didn't work out. Idk, it just felt a bit odd. I wonder if immigrants of…
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Finding a therapist
Mental health and spirituality are the foundation of happiness. Money won’t make you happy. A career won’t make you happy. A promotion won’t make you…
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When to have family and kids vs. career?
The worst advice I ever received during my career was about when to have family and kids. 1) When I was 22, I was leaving the comfort of my hometown to…
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Ilya's Product Musings
Ilya's Product Musings
Hey, I'm Ilya Bezdelev, co-founder & CEO of Metacast and ex-PM at Google and Amazon. Here I publish my musings about product development.
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