The end of the year is approaching! That means it's time to reflect on 2018, and look forward to 2019. What do you aim or wish for in 2019? Hit reply to share your goals with us!
And, because it's time to look back, we’ll remind you - in this edition and the next - of the most popular articles from this year’s Startup Curated:
- 5-hour rule: why you should spend time learning
- How to explain agile and scrum to your grandpa in 5 mins.
- How teams can be more productive by killing the 8-hour workday
Of course, we also have curated the latest on pricing as a non-startegy, how to impress investors, and downturn planning. Enjoy reading,
Culture
Your apps know where you were last night, and they’re not keeping it secret
A long-read on the mobile surveillance our devices conduct: offering a deeper insight into the apps we use every day.
Here are 24 cognitive biases that are warping your perception of reality
This list gives you an overview of common biases we have that might influence certain decisions you take. Recognizing them might help overcome them.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Low price is never your startup's USP
Low price isn't a strategy: some insights into why you should offer value and not the best pricing.
How I failed to validate a SaaS idea before building it (and why that's awesome)
A break-down of learning how to efficiently and reliably validate or invalidate ideas before wasting months or building something no one wants.
Want to read more? This post is about how to handle your startup's most common objections.
Why outcomes over outputs?
"Resist cargo-culting ways, templates, frameworks, and silver bullets. Establish a cadence to inspect/adapt."
Trends
What are stablecoins?
According to this report, the next disruption in the crypto-space is a price-stabilized currency.
Product
Why I hire product managers based on emotion over experience
On why and how emotions matter in the hiring process, particularly that of product managers.
This one metric will make VCs fall in love with your marketplace
"Investment readiness is relative and not absolute."
Design
The curse of the convert: designing better Design Research
"When users have a problem with a product feature, we don’t say it’s the user’s fault. We say it’s failure in the product." -- but how does that principle stand for design research itself?
Finance
Downturn Planning: hope for the best, prepare for the worst
"When (not if) the next downturn happens, it will be messy, and building a startup off your heels is almost never a winning strategy." -- Some questions from an investor to guide you through.
Why we decided to raise $1.3M after 1 year bootstrapping and how everything happened
Lessons learned or info-shared: this startup wasn't looking for raising money but established such a good bond with an investor that led these founders to change their minds.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #203 & credits
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