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Culture
What the f*** is work-life balance?
"In an ideal world, we would all live with a perfect work-life balance, and no one would have a single grumble."
Modern Entrepreneurship
There are no shortcuts: why showing up in person is everything
An investor chronicles about "love decay" - that moment your meeting just slips out of his memory, or he doesn't completely recall you. How to best remind him about your company and your plans? Meet in person.
Innovate faster by asking this one simple question
"The trick to get started is to answer one simple question: is it safe to try?"
What's in a great startup idea?
Find problem → sell product → make money. Although that's the motto for most founders, this article argues it's about more than that. You also need to know about the history of your product space.
Growth
Trends
GDPR made searchable by Algolia
Want to know more about GDPR? Or plan on making your way through these new regulations? This post might help.
Team
Why founders need hobbies
As a founder, your identity might get wrapped up in your company. Sometimes you need to take a step back: having a hobby can help.
How to get your co-worker to agree with you
"The primary rule of communicating with others in a creative setting is: Do not argue."
Finance
Process and leverage in fundraising
Startups can generate leverage from a number of different sources while fundraising. This article describes the process of creating leverage and why you should do it.
What’s the first thing you need to do before fund raising?
There is a real benefit to planning your fundraising round, or as they say “measure twice, cut once”. Here are some rules for a successful plan to start fundraising.
Schrödinger’s start-up — Why VCs don’t sign NDAs or non-compete agreements
A clarifying insight by a VC, who explains why he actually longs for just deleting your email if you drop the words NDA or NCA.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #171 & credits
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