One of our articles this week discusses the celebration of a vanity metric. The founder is all for celebrating team expansion and achievements. What are your 'metrics' to celebrate?
Also included, articles on failure according to VCs, personas: should we drop or continue the name, and what does your pitch book look like?
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Culture
200 - why I'm celebrating a vanity metric
This founder has recently seen his company grow from a small team to 200 team members. He explains why it is worthy to celebrate this vanity metric and reflects on the implications this expansion brings.
How to waste money and time in the most painful way
"Sign 1: I have a startup idea, I need to build an app/site/product to launch."
Modern Entrepreneurship
Is your pitch deck a book report or a treasure map?
"Founders need to demonstrate the instincts of an investigative journalist and the resourcefulness of a sailor when trying to validate their hypotheses."
How to turn your FAQ into evergreen content
What are the most asked questions in your company or for your product?
13 important customer interview questions to ask before building an app
A thoughtful list of 13 customer interview questions to ask so you can build a product your target group will actually use.
Growth
Attracting your first 100 customers
There’s different phases to growing your costumer base. This article dives into 5 lessons on how to get and keep your first 20 costumers.
Product
Persona: between does exist and doesn’t exist
Is the "persona" hopelessly outdated? This author argues for an update to make the persona relevant again.
Finance
The importance of failure as explained by the venture capital industry
As a VC, if you win every single deal, are you still targeting competitive enough deals?
Growing a startup without the bank: comparing equity & revenue-based funding
If you don't want to start your startup in or with debt, there are other ways to fund your next steps. This article takes you through the differences in equity- and revenue-based funding.
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Thank you for finishing issue #245 & credits
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