We're super-proud to present to you issue 200! As usual, it's a packed edition with insights on product-market fit, collaborating with your competitors, how to build virality into your product, scaling a company and why your startup should have a vision statement.
Enjoy reading the 200th Startup Curated,
Culture
Startups fail because CEOs have lousy bosses
"Being a good CEO means not only running the show, but also running the future — managing yourself."
How to spend the first hour of your work day on high-value tasks
Get one important thing done first thing in the morning.
Building your life in the C-quadrant
Do you miss the star-chart from Kindergarten? The "Eisenhower Matrix" might help you out again, specifically with time and task management.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Seven steps to achieve product-market fit
One of the reasons why startups fail is because they don't achieve product-market fit. Let this post help you with seven steps to go through in order to reach it.
What organizing concerts taught me about running a startup
Lessons learned: find a mentor, create a good network, and know when to quit.
Can your competitors be collaborators?
"Naturally, you won’t share everything and may still compete for the same customers, but what if collectively you can improve the entire market to ensure it is healthy, growing and sustainable?"
Growth
What hiring 50 people a month taught me about scaling a startup
If you want to grow your company, you also grow the team. To ensure this runs smoothly, this author offers some tips, for example, that you should build a hiring funnel and foster a culture for retention
This post also takes you through the expansion process from a founder's perspective.
Trends
Special Report: Little known to many investors, cryptocurrency reviews are for sale
Is this the next big thing: getting an influencer to promote your cryptocurrency?
Product
Steps to build a high quality product: introducing the product stairway
If you strip away the top of the "staircase" (i.e. your product) you get down to bigger questions about why your product will change the world.
9 ways to build virality into your product
A how-to on encouraging your customers to advocate for your product.
Finance
The value of the startup vision statement
VCs invest in disruptive visions, so make sure yours is compelling.
Ways to get better at asking for money
"Money is the tool that separates the right people from the wrong people."
The four types of VC you encounter as an entrepreneur
The star, the writer, the director or the producer: who will help you in what way?
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #200 & credits
Thank you for reading Startup Curated, and special thanks go out to Raymond from DigiGurus, Alessandro from Difitek, and Al from Coda for curating!
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