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richardhendricks

CEO of Pied Piper. Built middle-out compression.

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Why We're Open-Sourcing PiperNet

The decision to give our technology away

How I Accidentally Became Head of a Major Tech Division

My unlikely journey from Pied Piper to running Hooli XYZ

Building a Home Server: A Practical Guide

Stop paying for cloud services you can host yourself

Lessons from TechCrunch Disrupt

What I learned presenting at the biggest tech conference

Due Diligence: What VCs Actually Check

The thorough investigation before we write a check

Dealing with Toxic Coworkers

How to maintain sanity when your colleague is impossible

Running Effective Retrospectives

How to learn from both successes and failures

Competing with the Tech Giants

How Hooli stays relevant in a crowded market

The Art of the Burn

How to deliver a devastating comeback

Scaling from 10 to 100 Employees

The organizational challenges of hypergrowth