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Culture
The art of reinventing yourself in an automated world
You need to be versatile and flexible in an automated world.
Want to read more? This author shares what working in a high-growth startup taught him about adaptability.
Today, you need more than a market strategy, you need an ecosystem strategy
This author thinks growth happens through the ecosystem: you need to make it grow and make sure to be well connected.
Are human brains hardwired for laziness?
We are naturally wired to conserve energy. Knowing this means knowing that this will impact our team and our customers: design your company for laziness.
Modern Entrepreneurship
How Bird and Lime can build moats
A lesson in building moats, and why that is vital if you want your business to thrive.
How North Star Metrics can lead you south
"North Star Metrics (NSMs) are vital to a company’s growth but should be qualified with quality assurance."
Think your startup idea will work? Run a premortem to give yourself the best chance at success
A very practical look at how to run a premortem.
Growth
How being open about your financials can help grow your reader-funded publication
A tell-tale on how being open about your finances can help your startup grow.
Trends
Here are 3 lessons Europe can learn from China’s flourishing start-ups
Europe is falling behind to China when it comes to startups. The Chinese government helps in creating an infrastructure to bring products to Europe faster.
Product
The Product Pragmatist
"Pragmatism focuses on making good decisions and calculated risks, which in turn improves the chances of keeping the plan on track."
Team
Finance
A stats-based look behind the venture capital curtain
A must-read if you wonder about the stats behind venture capital: from investments to returns.
Raising seed capital? Here's your 2018 guide on how to do it successfully
A handy overview from an investor to startups: what kind of elements do you need from preparation to profit.
Also, check out these questions you need to ask yourselves before raising a VC round.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #191 & credits
Thank you for reading Startup Curated, and special thanks go out to Raymond from DigiGurus, and Alessandro from Difitek for curating!
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