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Culture
Humble founders will rule the world
Investors don't seem to look for humility - humble confidence - as a core founder quality, or do they?
How to explain agile and scrum to your grandpa in 5 mins. and to better understand both yourself
"Grandpa, imagine this: you are young, you just got married. Someone let you and your wife stay over for the summer. But winter is coming, you need to build a house in time. What would you do? "
How to focus on what’s important, not just what’s urgent
About setting half-size versions of goals to help you focus on what's important.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Running a startup and remote, the 3 Ws: why, who and when going remote?
Remote work has its pros and cons. This article discusses those considerations, in addition to giving an insight into the 'when' and 'who' of going remote.
This is what consistently makes a startup fail
Startups: make sure your CEO delegates, set a realistic timeline, and understand your market.
Growth
So many metrics, what should I measure on social media?
What should you measure on social media? Measure everything - at least in the beginning! But also know what to optimize later.
Trends
How a united economic states of Africa will affect tech startups and ecosystem
We rarely hear about Africa, but in the past few years, the continent has witnessed consistent exponential growth in its technology ecosystem.
Industries, looking for efficiency, turn to blockchains
On how an industry like shipping is looking for ways to implement blockchains.
Product
Tools
The 4 KPIs to track in innovation accounting
When you are experimenting, innovation accounting can be your best friend. This tool will help you track the right things.
Finance
Pre-seed investing is not about check size
"To me, a pre-seed round is a round of capital used for proving whether or not a product can be valuable to a customer."
Want to read more? This article offers a few vital questions to help you negotiate your pre-seed valuation.
How much should you raise in your VC round? And what is a VC looking at in your model?
On the simple rule - cash in, cash out, milestones achieved - guiding a VC's litmus test conversation and how to follow it.
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Thank you for finishing issue #179 & credits
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