Product

The New 'Must Haves' for Mobile Apps to Succeed Today

Sophie-Charlotte Moatti has built mobile products at one flagship name after another — including running notifications for Facebook. Here are her must haves for mobile apps.

People & Culture

The Goldilocks Effect and How to Harness Social Influence

Wharton professor and bestselling author Jonah Berger shines a light on the hidden forces that shape our behavior. Here he explains why it's best to influence — and be influenced — by increment.

Management

The Pivotal Stories Every Startup Leader Should Be Able to Tell

Since starting his career as a U.S. Marine, Don Faul has led operations at Facebook, Pinterest and now Athos. Here are the stories he tells to rally big teams to do their best work.

Management

How A/B Testing at LinkedIn, Wealthfront and eBay Made Me a Better Manager

Instacart VP of Product Elliot Shmukler shares how he uses A/B testing as a management framework to not only accelerate product decisions, but also empower product teams.

People & Culture

Summer Book Recommendations from the Smartest People We Know

Introducing a new annual feature on First Round Review: The Summer Reading List. All year, we bring you advice from the best in tech. Here, they recommend the books that expanded their minds in 2016.

Product

The Recursive Product Strategy That Musk Used To Build An Empire

Serial entrepreneur and Civic Co-founder and CEO Vinny Lingham shares what it actually means to build a company for the long term.

Sales

The Three Frameworks You Need to Kick-start Sales

TalentIQ VP of Sales Whitney Sales offers three indispensable exercises for startups seeking to build their early sales function and tally their first deals.

Management

The Principles of Quantum Team Management

Instagram Head of Engineering James Everingham walks us through a different approach to management, drawing on science and machine-building.

Management

Adam Grant On Interviewing to Hire Trailblazers, Nonconformists and Originals

Bestselling author Adam Grant follows up on his highly acclaimed book Originals with a set of interview questions needed to surface and select originals for your startup. Here's what to ask and how to find the nonconformists that will help propel your company forward.

Fundraising

The Fundraising Wisdom That Helped Our Founders Raise Billions in Follow-On Capital

First Round launched its Pitch Assist program to help founders raise follow-on capital. Here are the most important fundraising lessons we share.

Design

Here’s How Asana Won With Its Product Redesign

Redesigns are difficult and inevitable. Product manager Sam Goertler shares how Asana successfully executed its redesign with a unique, iterative approach.

Product

Find, Vet and Close the Best Product Managers

Todd Jackson is skilled at identifying excellent product managers. Now Dropbox's VP of Product and Design, he shares his process here.