Startup Strategy

The Profitable Startup - Linear Blog

Contrary to common startup wisdom, profitability and growth can coexist, offering founders control over their destiny and vision. Linear's experience demonstrates how maintaining a small, focused team led to profitability within twelve months of launch. The key to startup profitability lies in intentional hiring, maintaining high revenue per employee, and prioritizing product excellence over rapid team expansion.

We Were Wrong About GPUs

A detailed account of Fly.io's venture into GPU infrastructure reveals challenges in meeting market demands, as developers primarily seek LLM APIs rather than raw GPU access. Despite significant investment in GPU machines and security measures, the project faced technical hurdles with Nvidia drivers and virtualization, while market trends shifted towards API-based AI solutions.