Aneesh VarmaAb initio: from the beginning. Essays and notes on starting companies, by Aneesh Varma.https://aneeshvarma.com/Words are imperfect containers of meaninghttps://aneeshvarma.com/musings/words-are-imperfect-containers/https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/words-are-imperfect-containers/On communication: words are all a founder really gets to use — so choose them with care.Tue, 25 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMTmusingsnoteYour Board session isn't a sales meetinghttps://aneeshvarma.com/essays/board-session/https://aneeshvarma.com/essays/board-session/Part one of three on board governance: the setup and fundamentals every founder-CEO needs before the Series A.Sun, 10 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMTessaysNotes for Founders becoming CEOs: Suggested Reading Listhttps://aneeshvarma.com/musings/ceo-reading-list/https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/ceo-reading-list/The books and posts that come up again and again when CEOs talk about the craft — top three picks per theme.Sat, 22 Jun 2024 00:00:00 GMTmusingsguideJobs To Be Done — a working resource collectionhttps://aneeshvarma.com/musings/jobs-to-be-done/https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/jobs-to-be-done/The framework I use to evaluate business ideas and investments, and the best resources for learning it.Wed, 17 May 2023 00:00:00 GMTmusingsguideThe Golden Flywheel of Execution (“GoFlex”)https://aneeshvarma.com/essays/goflex/https://aneeshvarma.com/essays/goflex/Hiring the right people isn't enough. Three necessary conditions that turn a team into an engine of execution.Sat, 09 Jul 2016 00:00:00 GMTessaysLeadership: Thinking vs Keyboard timehttps://aneeshvarma.com/musings/thinking-vs-keyboard/https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/thinking-vs-keyboard/As you rise, your work becomes more strategic (thinking) and less functional (keyboarding). A crude but useful measure of growth.Sat, 26 Oct 2013 00:00:00 GMTmusingsnoteNotes: Founder becoming a CEOhttps://aneeshvarma.com/essays/founder-becoming-ceo/https://aneeshvarma.com/essays/founder-becoming-ceo/Field notes on running a company once it works: the Executive Team, the Board, and what changes as you grow.Thu, 13 Jun 2013 00:00:00 GMTessaysThe Executive and the Socratic method of asking the right questionshttps://aneeshvarma.com/musings/socratic-questions/https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/socratic-questions/Questioning is a skill. A field guide to Socratic questions for executives who need to gather information and teach at the same time.Sat, 01 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMTmusingsguideChanging scene of Ecommerce in the UK — December 2009https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/ecommerce-uk/https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/ecommerce-uk/Notes from an e-commerce summit at the Dorchester with SeatWave, Wonga, Zooplus and Google — when the web was just becoming a teenager.Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTmusingsnoteThe Poetry of Game Designhttps://aneeshvarma.com/musings/poetry-of-game-design/https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/poetry-of-game-design/Notes from Ernest Adams' keynote at the NASSCOM gaming summit, attended on the British Council's Young Interactive Entrepreneur 2009 programme.Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTmusingsnoteStarting a bloghttps://aneeshvarma.com/musings/starting-a-blog/https://aneeshvarma.com/musings/starting-a-blog/Where it all began.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMTmusingsnote