Stripe Atlas
Hey fellow founders,
Have you heard about the service Stripe Atlas yet? It is awesome! That's why it's the must read article of this week. Also, we have articles about making critical decisions with your team, VC advices, startup valuations, becoming indispensable in your team, and the future of work.
Have a nice weekend!
Must read
Stripe’s new service helps overseas startups launch in the US
Are you not a U.S. citizen, but always wanted to start a company in the US? Now you can!
Sponsored
Techstars’ backed Wunder makes it easy to invest in solar
The simplest way to invest in solar projects. Earn up to 11%. No fees.
Culture
The most powerful lesson I’ve ever learned in business
A must read for all the founders that have to make critical decisions with their team. This article is about how one team made one of those decisions with a great outcome.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Start before you’re ready
"If the co-founder of one of the most popular websites on the internet has no idea what he’s doing — what does that say for rest of us?"
Growth
4 Success secrets startups can learn from eBay
Erik Rannala, cofounder and managing partner of the seed-stage venture fund Mucker Capital, provides insights into four characteristics that he is looking for in startups.
Trends
For Silicon Valley, the hangover begins
This article shows that in the last quarter of 2015 valuations of U.S. startups are down 60% from Q3 2015. Did the bubble pop or is it slowly inflating?
That’s a nice little $1–2M SaaS company you have here. Call me to discuss if it will scale!
In this article, the author argues that a $1-2M SaaS startup is not hard to build. With today's tools it is much easier to build a product. The real question is how can you scale to $10M or even to $100M ARR. Are those the only SaaS startups that will survive?
Big companies should collaborate with startups
This article explains why Big companies should collaborate with startups. Large companies are increasingly looking to help them find growth.
Team
How to become indispensable in your next startup role
This article is for the people that are not founders themselves. But founders can learn from this as well. Your employees will be better integrated if you focus on these factors.
Finance
The very first mistake most startup founders make
The equity split is one of the first decisions you have to make when you start your business. In the long run, it is also one of the most important ones.
Don’t take money from VCs until you’ve asked 4 questions
This is an article about the 4 questions that you need to ask before you sign a term sheet with a potential VC.