Must read
'Why buy now?' The most urgent question your startup needs to answer
“Only desperate customers buy from startups.”
Culture
Applying the Pareto Principle can improve your time management
Some practical recommendations on how to actually apply the 80/20 rule.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Negotiate with investors
Some advice, building on a book on negotiation skills, on how to negotiate with your (potential) investors.
How to stop prioritizing and start working
On the role of product managers, and their do's and don'ts.
Growth
How to scale as a startup CEO from seed to Series A (and beyond)
Start prioritizing! This post tells you how.
Product
User persona's in product management - why they're necessary
"There is a common pitfall for all the development teams: they tend to confuse their experience to that of their customers."
Tools
2019 Recap: great startup tools with forever-free plans
"So you’re building your startup and you want to invest your money on salaries and marketing. Using SaaS tools are a great way to cut costs, but sadly, nowadays, most tools are not startup or side-projects “friendly”."
Finance
Silicon Valley investors are bonkers for European startups
In the past many viewed Europe as a museum of antiquities, now they can't wait to get a piece of the action.
9 reasons why Series A is not “just a big Seed round”
Very useful to understand the difference between the two rounds.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #253 & credits
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