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Unscalable

Unscalable interviews some of the most daring founders in Silicon Valley, uncovering lesser-known backstories of failure and achievement. These interviews pull back the veil on a more eclectic mix of strategies and experiments, revealing the longer and less predictable road to startup success.

“This book belongs on the shelf of any would-be founder or investor.”
– Qasar Younis, partner and COO of Y Combinator

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WHAT'S IN THE BOOK?


Some of the stories told by founders

Zenefits

After becoming the “fastest growing SaaS company ever,” the company had to figure out how to overcome the challenges that come with an insane growth rate.

DoorDash

Despite having only a small amount of initial investment money, the founders figured out how to make tens of thousands of dollars worth of flyers to promote their service.

GitHub

Founder Tom Preston-Werner talks about the early days, and what it took to patiently grow a grassroots movement of git lovers into an unstoppable community.

inDinero

With dwindling amounts of time and money, founder Jessica Mah became a licensed tax accountant in order to learn the ins and outs of business finance the hard way.

General Assembly

Brad Hargreaves offers incredibly valuable advice on building a brick-and-mortar business, and rejects the notion that great ideas have to be inherently “scalable.”

Teespring

Started by two college friends, Teespring embodies the classic startup archetype; an old industry (t-shirts) is disrupted by a new upstart and quickly becomes a force to be reckoned with.

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EARLY PRAISE FOR UNSCALABLE


Charlie Guo’s compilation is essential reading for any budding entrepreneur.

Balaji Srinivasan - CEO and Co-founder at 21 Inc, Board Partner at Andreessen Horowitz

Unscalable is a raw and thoughtful dive into the great joys and painful challenges of building a startup from nothing. Read this book because you want to learn from the best.

Ben Parr - Author of Captivology, Managing Partner at DominateFund

Unscalable does a great job of telling the dirty side of founder stories. The behind the scenes, roll-your-sleeves up and pound away stories are a refreshing read to see how we all did it or didn’t do it.

Jessica Mah - Founder & CEO at inDinero

Getting scale right is one of the hardest challenges for a successful startup. This book has some great real world lessons on what to do once you’ve succeeded your way into this problem.

Sam Schillace - VP Engineering at Box, Former Principal at Google Ventures

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"DO THINGS THAT DON'T SCALE"


The inspiration for Unscalable

Startups take off because the founders make them take off. A good metaphor would be the cranks that car engines had before they got electric starters. Once the engine was going, it would keep going, but there was a separate and laborious process to get going.

Paul Graham - "Do Things That Don't Scale"

MEET THE AUTHOR


Charlie Guo lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the heart of the world he portrays. A software engineer by trade, he has also founded two companies. His own experiences working to make his ideas fly exposed him to the inner workings of the startup culture and inspired him to reach out to a fascinating mix of tech-world founders to share their experiences.

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Bonus Audio

Exclusive audio interview not found in the book (including Inkshares, Lockitron, and Tiny Farms; full list coming soon)

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A private email address that lets you get directly in touch with me! We can talk about anything you want, including the book, programming, good craft beers, your startup, or anything else.

The Unscalable Guide

An overview of the lessons and techniques found in the book, which you can apply towards your own projects and companies.

Writing An Interview-Based Book

A summary of how I compiled and published a book based on interviews. Helpful if you’re working on something similar!

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