This week's issue, we've got a post with lessons for organizing for your next virtual event, how to hold advisory board meetings, and the rise of 'social-as-a-service'. Also included, an article with four interview-questions that always work, and a read on Zoom not having product-market fit.
Enjoy reading,
Culture
The Scholar's Stage: on cultures that build
You reap what you sow, but when you reap, it's hard to not forget how to sow.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Why Zoom doesn’t have product market fit
Breaking records regarding user growth, but no Product Market Fit?
My 4 favorite interview questions in every UX research study
On four powerful questions that always seem to come back in UX interviews and spark storytelling.
Building your consumer's trust as a direct-to-customer brand [a how-to guide]
Climb the trust-stack.
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Trends
Social-as-a-Service concept
As we move away from products with necessary social elements, we will soon seek to replace those elements with other social offerings.
Finance
Attention-grabbing things we’ve heard in startup pitches
On what signals flipped the switch for an investor.
Thank you
Thank you for finishing issue #280 & credits
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