Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 4, 2025

Team Building Anatomy of a Reference Check : Then get out of their way. As startups scale, effective management becomes the difference between chaotic growth and sustainable success. Evolve your leadership : Great leaders consistently manage themselves out of the job.

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Tomasz Tunguz

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Anatomy of a Reference Check. In retrospect, blogging has been one of the most rewarding activities for me as an investor. Blogging helps me some observe changes in the start-up ecosystem, communicate trends primarily through data while strengthening and building relationships. It’s been more gratifying than I could have hoped.

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Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 3, 2013

Reference checks are part and parcel of the VC diligence process and most hiring processes. Types of References. I find it’s valuable to speak to references who have worked with the candidate in different roles. I find it’s valuable to speak to references who have worked with the candidate in different roles.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 13, 2023

I'm not a coder. I couldn't tell you the difference between JavaScript and Python if my life depended on it. I wouldn't know a command if it hit me in the face. So, for obvious reasons, I'm always a little weary of testing out tools that require even basic SDK knowledge. directly in any browser first. It turns out quite a bit.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Referring them to you benefits both of you, but that won’t happen if you leave on bad terms or try to steal clients before you go. (And no, it didn’t start as a side hustle.). After graduation, many job-seekers hunt down positions in established companies with a large pool of clients. That’s precisely what I did as a new lawyer. Do the math.

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