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![The famous line from Marc Andreesen that “software is eating the world” has become part and parcel of modern technology’s canon and it continues to act as a rallying cry for the industry as a whole. But there is another phenomenon riding on those…]()
Jan 28, 2022 by Avi Press
![Disclaimer: This is intended as a short, tactical guide to getting your trademarks sorted out for the first time, on a minimal budget. This is not legal advice and we are not lawyers - this is just what has worked for us. Don't bother securing…]()
Dec 1, 2021 by Charles Cook
![We recently completed an entire rebrand of our website. From start to finish, it took less than a month. This sounds like an incredible feat of discipline - and in a way, it was. But the path to success wasn't linear; it took us more than six months…]()
Sep 28, 2021 by Cory Watilo
![One huge mistake some startups make is using titles to establish and reinforce hierarchy. This is dangerous for two reasons: Iteration and speed largely determine the growth trajectory of most product-led startups. Because of this, it's important to…]()
Sep 14, 2021 by Mo Shehu
![We’ve talked before about product-minded engineers at PostHog. We don’t have PMs dictating a roadmap or solutions - it all comes from engineering. A PostHog engineer has complete autonomy to decide the 'what' (prioritization) and the 'how…]()
Aug 26, 2021 by Paolo D'Amico
![Why you need content Developers are a selective bunch when it comes to what type of content they consume, and clickbait-y “Ultimate Guide To X” posts won’t fly with them. Your content needs to be detailed, thoughtful, and relevant to their problems…]()
Aug 6, 2021 by Mo Shehu
![One of PostHog’s core values is that everybody codes. That doesn’t mean everyone needs previous experience as a developer or engineer, but we encourage everyone to learn and practice the basics of shipping, no matter their role. When we’re hiring…]()
Jun 25, 2021 by Joe Martin
![Great engineers will either get autonomy at your company, or they'll get it somewhere else. Our engineers are encouraged to think about the what and why of what they're building - not just the how . At PostHog, new people are usually surprised…]()
May 28, 2021 by Mo Shehu
![As a founder, one of the most surprisingly important skills I've realized I have is hitting the front page of Hacker News . Out of five posts that I hoped would get there, four did. Look mom, lots of traffic: I don't claim to be a well-established…]()
May 20, 2021 by James Hawkins
How we monetized our open source devtool
Apr 30, 2021 by Mo Shehu
![What could be worse than handing out 50% of your company's equity to a co-founder who doesn't understand the product as much as you do, and all they seem to bring is the ability to talk? Likewise, a sales-focused founder may be struggling to know…]()
Apr 28, 2021 by Mo Shehu
Should open source projects track you?
Sep 29, 2020
Building an all-remote company from scratch
Sep 1, 2020
Why you may not need a sales team
Aug 18, 2020