Decentralization: does it hold the future? Or is it just another means of looking at internet services? Our must-read will make you think about these questions.
Further, we collected articles on founder replacement, high salaries, design licenses, tech backgrounds, and a Reddit on the lessons learned of (fitness app) founders.
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Must read
Why decentralization matters
"Centralized platforms have been dominant for so long that many people have forgotten there is a better way to build internet services." -- A plea for rethinking the power and place of centralized and decentralized platforms.
Culture
Why global influencers and entrepreneurs use stories to start movements
Good storytelling, particularly using real-world stories, is essential for people in business to communicate and bring across their idea. This post offers five reasons for why you should develop stronger storytelling skills.
Fitness app failures, lessons learned
A Reddit thread filled with lessons on failures from a fitness app founder, and many more.
Never underestimate your first idea
This article presents advice from entrepreneurs who are "devoted to a vision and persistent enough to pursue it through multiple companies over the course of a lifetime" to entrepreneurs wishing to do the same.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Should all founders be required to have a tech background?
Often, technical founders have somewhat of a generalist toolkit they dip into, but the other way around rarely happens. Is it necessary for a founder to have a technical background?
What happens to a startup when venture capitalists replace the founder?
About 20 to 40% of the startup founders out there get replaced by a VC: a replacement that often turns out for the better.
Design
Design’s lost generation
Do designers need a license? A long-read on the challenges of design, speed, and purpose.
The aggregator paradox
Can you have your cake and eat it too? Google promises fast loading web pages with mobile responsive designs for ads, and the elimination of ads. Is it an offer too good to be true?
Team
Why great startups pay higher salaries
Clever Chloes and Risky Rogers look for creative, challenging work, and a wage premium will hold them away from the big shots.
Why does internal innovation often fail? 'Entrepreneur' is not the same as 'innovator'
Incubators within companies might help to create a feeling of innovation, but they don't always have the best people in place to make innovation happen.
Finance
What does it take to raise capital, in SaaS, in 2018?
This is what investors are looking for in SaaS startups in 2018.
From unfundable to unstoppable
"Once you cross the threshold of profitability, however low, your runway becomes infinite. It’s a qualitative change, like the stars turning into lines and disappearing when the Enterprise accelerates to warp speed. Once you’re profitable you don’t need investors’ money."
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