Eric FriedmanTapestry.so — No code project breakdown of time, costs, and a guide for othersMy partner ( Steve Schlafman) and I recently launched Tapestry, an exercise for founders to invest in their relationships, and it was met…8 min read·Feb 23, 2021----
Eric FriedmaninThe StartupTapestry — Weaving Stronger Co-Founder PartnershipsI strongly believe that one of the most important questions you can ask in a well-functioning, growing organization is: “How are you…·6 min read·Feb 3, 2021----
Eric FriedmanForcing FunctionsI have always liked the idea of having forcing functions, a forced reason to take action and produce a result, when dealing with most…·5 min read·Jun 11, 2019----
Eric FriedmanOperating Manual (vs. recipe for success)I realized recently that while many are searching for the startup playbook to execute on or the recipe for success, the harsh reality is…·2 min read·May 29, 2019----
Eric FriedmanAberrant Geniuses (aka jerks)In the book Trillion Dollar Coach about Bill Campbell, there is an important section on Aberrant Geniuses. I like this term because he is…·3 min read·May 21, 2019----
Eric FriedmanThe Best Social Network is the one you have with youAfter reading the recent Chris Hughes Op-Ed in the NYTimes about Facebook I have been thinking about social networks. Having used just…5 min read·May 10, 2019----
Eric FriedmanRevenue = Resources(I originally drafted this post years ago while at Foursquare an in an effort to share more thoughts I edited for 2019 and bringing this…·3 min read·May 9, 2019----
Eric FriedmanOwn your metric of successI have been working with early stage founders on sharing their narrative and story with others. One thing that stands out more than…·3 min read·May 2, 2019----
Eric FriedmanTestFlight Reality (or the V2 Founder Problem)I have been continuously hearing the same defensive pushback from founders when hearing critical feedback for about a decade. When a…2 min read·Mar 11, 2019----
Eric FriedmanReference ChecksAn essential part of the hiring process for any company are reference checks. They are a great way to get some context on a potential…·3 min read·Feb 22, 2019----