Hey founders,
This week the must reads cover if you are even made to be a founder and we have a podcast + transcript on why unicorns stay private.
Also, read about what startups globally should expect from the Brexit, how to build an early customers base, how to email early stage investors, and top notch advice for raising VC money.
Enjoy and have a good weekend!
Must read
Anatomy of a unicorn: Why tech start-ups are staying private
There are a 164 unicorns. What makes them special and why do they stay private?
16 Reasons not to launch your startup
This article highlights 16 different fears and emotions that can kill a founder’s chance of success.
Culture
What startups should expect from the Brexit fallout
By now you must have heard about Brexit. This read offers a description of what it is, and what you should expect from a Brexit for non-British startups.
Why acceptance of failure is critical to startup success
Accepting failure is culturally not accepted in many parts of the world. Yet, accepting failure is critical for the success of startups. Should governments encourage more risk-taking?
Modern Entrepreneurship
How to build an early customer base for your Startup
Founders describing how they found their first customers.
Keeping the zeal of a startup as you scale
Founder-led companies are often better at disrupting industries then their slow-moving incumbents. But how do you keep that founder's mentality when you scale?
Later stage advice for startups
We talk a lot about starting a business. However, growing a business requires a different skill set on its own. This article describes everything, from HR to Finance, a growing startup needs.
Metrics versus experience
"But as our ancestors learned to harness the power of fire, so did we learn to harness the power of measurement and analytics."
Growth
How to nail the Product Hunt release of your SaaS startup
This is the playbook of Teletext.io, which offers an insight into how it released its product through Product Hunt.
Tools
Finance
Practice what you preach: new fund managers are startups too!
Did you ever stop and think where VC's come from? They basically are startups too! This article describes how VC's start and grow their business.