All of our Jessica McKellar articles

20 Lessons From 20 Different Paths to Product-Market Fit — Advice for Founders, From Founders

After more than a year of showcasing dozens of founders in our Paths to PMF series, we pulled together a list of the biggest lessons that stuck with us from these winding startup journeys.

Take Two: Eight Hard-Earned Lessons from Repeat Founders on Starting Over Again

There's plenty of advice for first-time founders, but fewer resources for those embarking on their second or subsequent venture. To help navigate these, we gathered insights from experienced serial founders, distilling eight tactical lessons they applied differently the second time around.

Pilot’s Path to Product-Market Fit — Three-Peat Founders on Picking the Right Team and the Right Market

The founders of Pilot have started three times over, starting with Ksplice (sold to Oracle in 2011) and then Zulip (acquired by Dropbox in 2014).

This Is What Impactful Engineering Leadership Looks Like

Jessica McKellar, former founder and now engineering manager at Dropbox, shares the tenets that have made her an effective technical leader.