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Culture
Working outdoors: the antidote to our attention problems or just another corporate wellness fad?
Amazon's spheres or Microsoft's treehouse: companies get more and more creative to let employees work 'outdoors'. This long-read chronicles on the advantages and disadvantages of 'working outdoors'.
What to do when your business becomes a burden?
"In the long term, these big decisions are what allow you to get to the next level."
Here's why you shouldn't aim to be original
Everything has already been done this author argues, so be a remix.
Modern Entrepreneurship
How listening to our 4.1 million users inspired a new product idea
On why user research is your best weapon.
Some obvious things our best CEOs do
A VC's list on what their best CEOs do, for example, go over the data set regularly.
How to overcome co-founder fights and get your startup scaling again
Tip 5: measure energy not hours.
Trends
Study: Google is the biggest beneficiary of the GDPR
"Google seems to have successfully taken advantage of the uncertainty around GDPR to further solidify its leading market position."
Product
I gave my app away for free. What happened next will amaze you
A key learning from this story: sustainability lies in maintaining attention.
Team
Do you really need people to achieve success?
Yes, you need people in a startup, so find those who show 'enthusiastic participation' for you.
Finance
The "get rich slow" exit strategy
You can sell your company for millions, or take it public, but do you know about this third option for an exit?
Hire your board
"What I really would have changed is that I would have researched the partners at firms, and found friends who had worked with them, before even reaching out to them."
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #193 & credits
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