Tons of personal stories this week
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In this week's issue there are a lot of personal stories from founders. Ours is that we want to make founders succeed by facilitating a global startup community that shares knowledge and feedback. As you might know, we're currently doing this with #startup, this Curated you're reading and by organising workshops called Experience.
We are curious to hear yours. Enjoy this week's content and your weekend.
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Culture
Why women entrepreneurs are far less likely to be funded
The Startup DNA report researched 220 early-stage, digital startups in the UK and reveals the social makeup of Britain’s startup ecosystem. What needs to stop the sexual bias?
The best way to raise money from an angel investor or VC
"I felt compelled to write this out, once and for all, to get my thoughts all down, on the record." - Gary Vaynerchuck
A company copes with backlash against the raise that roared
A very interesting act by founder of Gravity Payments, Dan Price, has caught attention from nearly everyone who could be bothered. By giving all of its employees the same pay (70k), a lot is changing for the company and it will be interesting to follow how this plays out in the future.
Modern Entrepreneurship
Lean vs Design Thinking
Read the point of view of a product manager of how lean startup and design thinking could be used in product management.
Growth
Yet another startup PR story
Read the personal experience of a PR brain of how their PR thinking process worked with two startup PR blasts announcing fundraising. See examples of what emails and press material they wrote, what tools they used, and what results and lessons they learned.
The journey of a startup, from idea to growth
Starting from zero to 20 million impressions a month, the founder of Elevio shares and reflects on his PR experience and what will happen next.
Trends
Why millennial entrepreneurs should scare you
Here are seven reasons why young entrepreneurs are preparing to take over the world.
Amazon partners with Andreessen Horowitz and Y Combinator on a new marketplace for startups
If you have physical products to sell, Amazon helps you out by providing a product page with your story, taking pre-orders, and handling shipping logistics.
Sales
- Productivity & Personal Growth
What led me to start a startup?
The author shares her personal journey from learning accounting at college, to following a training by Alex Osterwalder and coaching at Singularity University in Silicon Valley.