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What is -1 to 0? A Philosophy of Ideation.

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This is the first in a series about how we think about -1 to 0. If you are entering -1 to 0 to start a company, the Winter 2024 Founder Fellowship application is currently open. If you have ever discovered a word that describes something you knew but couldn’t express, you are familiar with the power of giving something a name. Definition makes a thing more understandable, more tractable. It helps create best practices, repeatable processes, and benchmarks. It gives you language to communicate what you are doing and why it is worth doing well. In the first few years after founding South Park Commons, I didn’t have that kind of language to explain the community’s purpose. What I used was the sequence of events leading to SPC’s founding. I had gone from rocket ship rides at Facebook, my own startup Cove, and Dropbox to …. nothing. I wanted to start something new but didn’t have any direction beyond ambition. I felt unmoored. What would eventually become SPC was my answer to that experienc

What is -1 to 0? A Philosophy of Ideation. Defining a crucial stage of company-building—and why you should take it seriously. Ruchi Sanghvi Oct 11, 2023 10 Share If you have ever discovered a word that describes something you knew but couldn’t express, you are familiar with the power of giving something a name. Definition makes a thing more understandable, more tractable. It helps create best practices, repeatable processes, and benchmarks. It gives you language to communicate what you are doing and why it is worth doing well. In the first few years after founding South Park Commons, I didn’t

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