One piece always leads to the next
The User Manual is one connected body of work — essays, frameworks, and video, growing all the time. Start anywhere; it'll show you where to go next.
Essays, frameworks, and video for the moments that don't show up on the roadmap. Drawn from thousands of hours coaching YC founders.
What founders are reading and watching this week — fresh picks, updated often.
Explore what matters most to you right now. Choose as many topics as you like — they're often connected.
Where to begin, and why this manual exists.
Treat your own mind like something you can study, debug, and improve.
A map of the inner parts that drive how you lead.
The two ways founders come apart under pressure — and how to spot yours.
Why the founders who feel their feelings make better calls.
A practical method for moving through what you feel instead of around it.
What your anger is pointing at, and how to use it well.
Treat anxiety as information, then answer what it's asking.
A closer look at what anxiety is doing for you, and to you.