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3 resources from Elad Gil we point founders to, and the questions each answers.

📖 Book
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Why we picked it The recruiting chapter of Elad Gil's handbook is a dense, practical reference on building hiring processes that hold their bar as you scale. It also covers onboarding, which most founders neglect and which is where new engineers quietly fail. The whole chapter is free to read online, so you can go straight to the sections you need.

High Growth Handbook: Recruiting, hiring, and managing talent

From Elad Gil by Elad Gil Full chapter, free online

  • A few lightweight recruiting processes protect quality as you speed up
  • Onboarding is where good hires succeed or silently fall out
  • Hiring for shared values early keeps a small team pulling together
Open growth.eladgil.com
✍️ Essay
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Why we picked it Before you commit, you need to know whether the value from your AI idea accrues to you or to an incumbent who bolts the feature on. Gil lays out when startups capture the upside and when the platform or the model provider does. It is a sober check against building something a giant absorbs in one release.

AI: Startup Vs Incumbent Value

From Elad Gil by Elad Gil 12 min read

  • Ask whether the value lands with you or an incumbent
  • New customer segments beat head-on fights with giants
  • You usually need to be ten times better to win the same buyer
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✍️ Essay
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Why we picked it A map of which AI markets already have clear winners and which are still wide open, which is the practical version of asking where a newly viable idea still has room. It helps you avoid pouring effort into a fight that is effectively over. Read it to pick a lane where being early still matters.

AI Market Clarity

From Elad Gil by Elad Gil 12 min read

  • Some AI markets are already decided, others are wide open
  • Pick spaces where timing still gives you an edge
  • Winners in one layer do not lock up the layers above and below
Open blog.eladgil.com
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