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Applying to Y Combinator
Y Combinator is accepting applications from startups for the Winter 2024 funding cycle (Jan-Apr).
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Danny Sheridan

February 2023

Getting backed by Y Combinator
36 days between submitting an application and getting $500,000
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Danny Sheridan
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January 2023

The end of an era
Highlights from my time writing Fact of the Day 1
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Danny Sheridan
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December 2022

December 14: A Really Hard Thing
Remember this when you’re in a difficult place.
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Danny Sheridan
December 13: Focus on your audience’s interests
A reminder for the next time you’re writing a document or crafting a presentation deck.
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Danny Sheridan
December 12: Two truths about customer service
Customer obsession is the core of Jeff Bezos’s approach to business.
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Danny Sheridan
December 7: Gender Diversity by Tech Company
Company diversity stats across tech (self-reported)
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Danny Sheridan
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December 5: Remote jobs are in demand, but positions are drying up
Remote jobs are in high demand, but the supply of available positions is low.
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Danny Sheridan

November 2022

November 30: 4 Mechanisms at Amazon
Amazon has built internal mechanisms over decades. Here are four.
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Danny Sheridan
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November 29: The Case Against Collaboration
Don’t schedule brainstorming meetings. Start with asynchronous ideation.
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Danny Sheridan
November 28: Distributed Computing Manifesto
A 6-pager from senior Amazon engineers in 1998.
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Danny Sheridan
RE: November 23: Jeff Bezos on acquiring Ring
The full text of the email exchange between Dave Limp and Jeff Bezos.
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Danny Sheridan
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