Must read
Advice for first time founders
"I thought I should be like Elon Musk and tried working 100h a week and sleeping under my desk. I learned that in fact I’m not Elon Musk and found myself on the brink of a burnout a couple times."
Investing in yourself is one of the strong (returning) pieces of advice coming from these Y-combinator startups -- and it's not just valuable knowledge for first-time founders.
Culture
How to build a startup -- without quitting your day job
Did you know Craigslist and Slack started out as side-projects? Some of these projects can make it big.
You make or break your life between 5-7 AM
A plea for waking up early, to make the most out of quiet hours and not losing precious time.
Modern Entrepreneurship
When is it okay to be critical of startup founders? The Walkie-Talkie Magic Matrix can help
This scale, or actually a matrix, will help you debate and decide on whether critical commentary on a startup (founder) is acceptable.
Five trends to avoid when founding a startup
An overview of the five dominant mistakes that lead to weaker companies and worse products.
How to dramatically improve your public speaking skills
Every entrepreneur will need to speak in public at some point in their startup journey. This reading will help you get those public speaking skills going.
Trends
Is your startup stalled? Pivot to Blockchain
Is a switch to crypto the best way forward for startups that are stuck?
Product
PMs & metrics: Net Promoter Score (NPS)
The Net Promotor Score might not be the most exciting metric, but this article will give you a detailed outline of its value, impact, and limitations.
Product management is not project management
The two aren't the same; project management is just one of the many tasks a product manager does. An insight into the characteristics and talents of a great product manager.
Design
How to design an addicting product
"Seeking gives purpose to humans lives, and even more importantly their work and contribution to the greater whole."
Finance
5 Reasons you won’t get funded that aren’t your fault
It's not you, it can be them: some reasons VCs have to not fund your company, and that you cannot do anything about.
Venture Capital is ripe for disruption
It’s time for founders to have truly competitive options for funding. Where are the entrepreneurs that will disrupt the VC-industry, or is the answer already there?
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