Culture
How to commit to goals that terrify you
"You need a splendid idea that actually embarrasses you, one in which you don’t want to share with others because you know they won’t understand."
Modern Entrepreneurship
Factors that influence startup valuations
An answer to the question: “What’s pre-money valuation and why should I care?”
Lessons from a failed startup from and for first time founders
"... maximize for the number of hypotheses you can test."
Want to read more? This author talks about how entrepreneurship redefined her perspective of failure.
Giving your team insight into how a decision is made is just as important as the decision itself
Involve your team in important decisions. Here's why, and a how-to.
Growth
Why S-curves are probably the most important concept in entrepreneurship
"First things go very slowly, then they go really fast, then they slow down again quite suddenly." - On why it's key to understand if your company is following an S-curve.
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Trends
It's time to be skeptical about the Lean Startup
Remember that we posted Steve Blank's vision on if the Lean Startup is dead? This article tries to provoke readers a little more: the author thinks we need a new paradigm to think about innovation.
Product
The unsuspected danger of building good products
There's a great difference between "quality" and "product-fit". Your product can be great, but still tank: how to overcome this?
Team
Why (and how) our startup spends $10K on our annual retreat
A founder's plea for having a retreat for your company.
Finance
It’s time to put corporate VCs back on your short list
Corporate venture capital might have a bad name but not all VCs are the same. Some are actually amazing strategic partners that will help you grow your business.
Understanding incentive stock options
Do you get or have you got stock options upon joining a company?
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