Is the final week of a year the most reflective one? When we read about Big Tech as a new form of capitalism, or how Silicon Valley is turning into its own worst fear, it sure seems like it. Our must-read for this week also asks you to reflect: on the state of the Internet.
More hopeful outlooks are offered by the articles on how change is a better indicator of the future or Steve Blank's advice on failure and redemption. What are you looking forward to?
Wishing you a prosperous and healthy 2018, on behalf of the Startup Curated team,
Must read
My Internet, mea culpa
"I believed that the world would be a better place if everyone had a voice. I believed that the world would be a better place if we all had no secrets. But so far, the evidence points to an escapable conclusion: we were all wrong."
A thought-provoking reflection on what 'the Internet' has brought us, and if that has been a good development.
Culture
Rate of change > status quo
Force yourself to not look at the status quo: change is a better indicator of the future.
Modern Entrepreneurship
The 6 stages of founder failure and redemption
Steve Blank observed six stages of failure that founders go through, and encourages founders to not skip one of them.
Trends
Ten years in, nobody has come up with a use for blockchain
"... after years of tireless effort and billions of dollars invested, nobody has actually come up with a use for the blockchain—besides currency speculation and illegal transactions."
Team
The driver of innovation: environment or people?
On how being a T-shaped player can lead to generating innovative ideas.
Finance
Using mind control to raise startup cash
Learn how to put social proof and scarcity, two vital elements in fundraising, to use.
Where VC's will invest in 2018: blockchain, AI, voice, pets
Some predictions and trends of what VCs will be funding in the upcoming year, like pop-up stores or a 'Dollar Shave Club' of whatever. Note the outlier: animal communication.
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Thank you for finishing issue #152 & credits
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