Must read
The root cause for Innovation Theater and how to avoid it
"The long game goal of innovation managers, mentors, and coaches should be focused on creating better entrepreneurs and innovators — not by chasing unicorns but decreasing the cycle time between ideas."
Culture
The importance of being toughest
What makes for a great entrepreneur? This author argues it's one's toughness.
Before starting a corporate innovation project - talk to those that tried before you
The best inside information comes from the people who've done it before you. So, tap into that knowledge.
Working for a startup makes increasingly less sense (unless you are really into the mission)
This author argues you should really care about a startup's mission, otherwise: don't do it.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Why founders should never start a pitch by asking for an NDA
"Founders who ask for NDAs have the worst startups." More on why NDA's are mostly irrelevant in this piece from '03.
What every non-technical founder needs to know (that nobody tells them)
Some practical tips to help non-technical founders put up their technology game plan.
Trends
Product
Do visitors understand your product? The secret for SaaS conversion rates
The key to conversion? According to this article, it's all about how to make your product seem valuable.
What I learned from successfully launching my side project on Product Hunt as an indie maker
Lessons learned from pre- to post-launch.
Team
What makes a successful startup team?
Prior knowledge and experience is a massive gain in a startup team, but experience alone will not lead to success.
Finance
Seed fundraising: the 4 stages of a VC process
This post tells you in a clear manner what to expect for each of these phases.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #217 & credits
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