This week we have a long read on the roots of "addictive tech", and articles on scaling (or not), experimentation, and industry disruption.
But how do you defeat distractions? One of the articles discusses productivity increase with the help of sticky notes. Hit reply if you want to share your productivity hack!
Must read
The formula for phone addiction might double as a cure
"In September 2007, 75 students walked into a classroom at Stanford. Ten weeks later, they had collectively amassed 16 million users, $1 million dollars in advertising revenue, and a formula that would captivate a generation."
A long read on the background of "The Facebook Class" and how they used Stanford's instructor BJ Fogg's behavior model in their apps and products, to gain a deeper understanding of the roots of addictive tech designs.
Culture
How to defeat distractions & double your productivity with sticky notes
This article reveals it's all about sticky notes and workflow if you want to 'condition' yourself to become more productive.
Want to read more about being productive? Read here how Gary V, Elon Musk, or Richard Branson aim to balance their family life.
Read this before joining as employee 1 to 20 at a startup
Being one of the first employees at a startup can be challenging. This interview reveals some useful tips on how to survive those early days.
The 6 steps to turning setbacks into advantages
Typically, we find setbacks not very positive or transformative moments in our lives. But, what if you consider them as opportunities?
Modern Entrepreneurship
How we made our first dollar at Product Hunt
Ryan Hoover on how the Product Hunt community's needs pointed him to the right revenue opportunity.
The early stage is nothing but experimentation
"All you can do at this point is failing your way forward."
Doing things that don’t scale vs. things that do
Although it sounds weird, you need to do things that scale and that don't scale to let your business grow.
Trends
How likely is your industry to be disrupted? This 2×2 matrix will tell you
Disruption is predictable. The matrix presented here offers four states to uncover how susceptible your business (or industry) is to disruption.
People are scared of tech because we’re telling them to be scared
Stripe CEO Patrick Collison said that despite the media hype around automation’s potential to replace jobs, data shows that opportunities are on the rise.
Product
New product development: 8 lessons from top executives
Advise from renown industry stakeholders on how to make critical product decisions, build teams, and conduct user research.
Finance
'Need more time'? Guideposts for tech founders going to market when no market exists
This isn't an article about sales, but about the road to it: some guidelines on how to deal with market-readiness and market-creation.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #157 & credits
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