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State of Startups 2016
In case you missed it (like us) last week, First Round released their State of Startups 2016. It must be said (since this newsletter addresses the globe) that First Round only covered founder opinions from the States. We do think that it would be interesting to gather thoughts from around the globe, wouldn't it?
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Culture
Engineering vs Strategy
"Reading discussion of Facebookās post-election autopsy I wondered whether a direct line could be drawn between the dominant hacker/engineer culture of Menlo Park and the platformsā role in Trumpās victory."
Today I walked away from $89,000
The gist of this story isn't about becoming an entrepreneur, it's what it takes when you realize you are not satisfied or motivated anymore.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Thereās no āundefeatedā in entrepreneurship
Losing is part of the game. The sooner you realize this the sooner you learn how to deal with it. Respect your losses and learn from them, but don't get paralyzed by the thought of losing again.
Trends
Want a job in Silicon Valley? Keep away from coding schools
Coding academies were/are still big business. However, the skills that bootcamp participants enter the job market with appear to be very basic, and big co's won't hire them unless they have other programming experience.
Design
Great design probably isnāt for you
"Great design is when software is obvious in its use and brilliantly opinionated in itās style."
Team
Whitewater vs the Climb
Thoughts about the difference between working at a startup and startups that have become companies, from someone that made the switch.
