Charles Williamson

The benefits of laziness

Laziness isn't always bad - it's time for a more specific definition of what we mean.

How I research any topic

Here are some principles that I try to stick to when learning a completely new and unfamiliar topic

Blank Canvases

Towards the end of last year, Stairway was acquired (I wrote more about it here). It was the first time I've had a full-time job, and it's the longest professional role that I've held in my life, having dropped out of university just before.

Lessons learned running Stairway

Towards the end of last year, Stairway, the company that I'd been building for the past 3 years, was acquired. Acquisitions can go either way; either they're the exit that a founder has been working towards for years, or they're the best case for a disappointing outcome; this was the

Feedback Loops for Founders

Feedback loops are everywhere. Thinking carefully about them can be valuable, as a startup founder.

Opportunity Cost

Opportunity Cost

I recently had a conversation where someone suggested that the defining trait of all founders is an acute awareness of opportunity cost

Dropping out

A few years ago, I dropped out to found Stairway. Since then, I've been asked by many considering the same thing about how I thought about this decision at the time, and why I still believe it is one of the best decisions I've ever made.

Product Strategy

Product Management Resources

I've curated what I have found to be the most valuable content created by others, on the topic of Product Management.

Internships

People don't spend enough time early in their career considering what excites them. This is the time where you should be trying lots of things, and learning what interests you, and what doesn't. You only need to find one thing that really excites you.