Holiday season is upon us ☀️😎
And for most of us, that means sun and barbecues, which equals Pirate Summit. Who's heading there coming week? Hit reply and we'll make sure to meet. 🙌 We're also organising a Founders First F1 Retreat at the end of August in the Ardennes. 🏁 If you're game to meet 15 other startup founders, register fast and we'll be in touch!
How about you, what are your plans?
Culture
Is your company fighting innovation?
The biggest threat to organizations is not competition. It's the fact that they are unable to reinvent themselves fast enough to cope with disruption in the market
There’s no such thing as motivation
Habits and systems aren't the most glamorous topic but read here about why they are important when it comes to motivation.
Modern Entrepreneurship
How to test your idea
Alexander Osterwalder on why you should start with the most critical hypothesis.
Assuming vs. listening: effectively listening to users’ feedback
Our brain makes assumptions to fill certain gaps. So, how can you avoid this for your business in order to build a better product?
Growth
Increase revenues for your business using video & list building
On using video and lists as a means to create growth and revenue for your company.
Trends
We have reached peak screen. Now revolution is in the air
"... now that smartphones have achieved dominance, revolution is again in the air."
Finance
When to be vague with potential investors
On what to answer when a VC asks you about when the product launch will happen or what your valuation is.
Want to read more? This article also presents how you can 'invest in your investor'.
How to prepare your startup for Series A
What should you keep in mind if you're preparing for Series A?
Sales
Startup sales - how to get your first potential customers
This post takes you through the process of how can you find, assess, and reach out to your first potential customers.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #178 & credits
Thank you for reading Startup Curated, and special thanks go out to Raymond from DigiGurus, Ayush from PostmastR, Vartika from Stackraft, and Alessandro from Difitek for curating!
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