This week's must-read presents some of the challenges you'll encounter when your startup goes global. Are you planning on taking your startup global, or is it already? If so, what would your advice be for fellow entrepreneurs? Feel free to hit reply!
Further, read about how to create a memorable pitch (decks are so 90s!), changing habits, and the North Star Metric.
Must read
Going global with your startup
A practical overview of what to do and focus on when you plan to take your startup global.
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Culture
The limits of loyalty: when habits change you're toast
On the four phases that get you invested in a product.
The shaper effect: how to be truly innovative
"The curious thing, however, is that when you look at the records of some of the most influential and competent leaders in history, much of their success can be traced down to seemingly tiny and unimportant things."
Why you procrastinate, or fail to choose
Everybody procrastinates sometimes: learn why you do it, to help you overcome it.
Modern Entrepreneurship
The memorable elevator pitch that VCs can’t ignore
"An idea and fancy pitch deck won’t get you funded. This isn’t the 90s."
Growth
Does a North Star Metric oversimplify growth?
A post about metrics that matter: on the usefulness of the North Star Metric, and how it differs from the One Metric That Matters.
Trends
Will work for no benefits: the challenges of being in the new contract workforce
Within a decade, contract workers and freelancers might make up the majority of the workforce -- an insight into this trend.
Product
How we develop products for 3.2M users
It might take years to develop a product, and then some time to release it. This author shares his product development strategy.
Design
How to take design feedback from non-designers
How do you deal with comments like "it needs more pop" or "that's technically too challenging"?
Finance
Venture Capital or ICO? Startups face cash-raising dilemma
A particularly relevant question in the global debate of funding, since a lot of countries are setting up regulations for cryptocurrency: should startups take venture capital or ICOs?
For founders and investors, it's time for real talk about money
On why your attitude towards money, as a founder and a person, matters in raising funding.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #156 & credits
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