Must read
Re-thinking what anonymous really means on the internet today
A founder's insight into and thoughts on how to create a 'zero data' internet.
Culture
Busy is the new stupid
Time is the most precious and powerful tool that you have. You cannot buy it you can only create it.
Writing things down (how to know what to do next)
"Whenever I’m stuck on something, if I stop and just write things down on paper, it inevitably becomes clear."
Modern Entrepreneurship
The little-known tool that inspired the Lean Startup (and how you should be using it)
Have you heard of 'discovery-driven planning'? According to this author, it's Lean's predecessor you should you know about.
Stop searching the web for answers: go talk to your customers
A very practical look at how to find people, what the content of your message to them could be, and how to build the interview pipeline.
The 8-second rule
If people have an attention span of only 8 seconds, how do you make sure your product captives them for longer?
Growth
Growth at any cost: using the rule of 40 to drive sustainable growth
Why breakeven is a happy place for many companies.
Trends
Magical technologies
Some advice from Seth Godin: when you are building a magic technology be wary of its effect.
Product
Articulating your product design principles
A case study on how to turn vision into actionable tactics.
Design
The "A-B-Cs" of behavioral design for startups
"Spoiler alert: it turns out people aren’t as rational or predictable as traditional economic theory would like."
Team
Finance
Using data to shorten VC learning cycles
A VC shares his method for learning from previous results to make better decisions for the future.
Fibbing founders: top ten lies startups tell investors
"We don't have any competition!" - And other lies...
Fundraising: it ain't rocket science
Fundraising is tricky, but there are things you can do to balance the odds in your favor.
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