Culture
Aren't conferences just a complete waste of time?
In some industries conferences are the way of expanding your network. This author doubts if that also is the case for startups: isn't the internet enough?
Why the world needs deep generalists not specialists
"The most innovative developments of the future — in business, science and the arts — will come from creative generalists who blend unique disciplines with technological skill sets."
A business moves on its stomach: how to make allowances for gut feeling
On why your gut knows more than you realize.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Kill your personas
Not that personas aren't useful anymore, but what about persona spectrums to study and create a more nuanced vision of the persona?
Your customer is not a statistic
Would you talk to every customer who is willing to take the time? These founders did so, and they consider it time well spent.
Want to read more? This article chronicles how and why empathy is the next step in connecting with your customer.
Growth
How to maintain your company culture when scaling up
We're always interested in how to grow our product, but culture is just as important to uphold when your company grows. A few tips from a founder who went through the process.
Trends
Artificial Intelligence hits the barrier of meaning
"Today’s A.I. systems sorely lack the essence of human intelligence: understanding the situations we experience, being able to grasp their meaning."
Product
How product-marketers create a product-driven startup
On why product-marketers keep your company on course towards being product driven.
Team
Towards a company skills matrix
Self-, peer- and machine assessment are highly valuable when you want to map your team's skills.
Finance
The red flags and magic numbers that investors look for in your startup's metrics
Andrew Chen on magic numbers and red flags - from an investor's perspective.
Forget ICOs: continuous fundraising is the future
From Initial Coin Offering to Continuous Organizations: the next trend in funding?
Sales
How to hire your first two startup sales people
An insight into what you should be looking for in terms of skills and competencies when hiring your startup's first salesperson.
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