Dear fellow founders,
While Leon is in the West Coast, meeting some of you guys, we will continue delivering the best sources for your startup.
In this week's issue we have articles about the importance of design, how to create a community around your product, getting that product-market fit and getting your first customers through social media.
For those who are not in the West Coast, we are proof that the startup culture is global.
Have a nice weekend,
Culture
Max Levchin: Daily routines, startup advice, and working with Elon Musk
Experienced co-founder and CTO of PayPal, wholly owned subsidiary of eBay, founder of Slide, chairman of Yelp's board, and now CEO of Affirm, Max Levchin answered questions at Product Hunt during an interesting LIVE Chat.
Product Hunt's Ryan Hoover on building a community at the Lean Startup Conference
Snippets of delightful insights of how to build a community around your product or service.
Modern Entrepreneurship
A playbook for achieving product-market fit
A few comments from Dan Olsen, lean Startup consultant and author of the Lean Product Playbook, on how to actually achieve product-market fit.
Growth
How to find your startup’s first customers on social media
A few tips to identify and engage with people to turn them into your customers.
Design
Why design should be in every company’s DNA
Hear, hear. Design has been and always will be important.
The importance of personas and user journeys
You can build a product, but you need to think further about the customer journey to create a great experience.
Team
5 Essential criteria for choosing a startup adviser
"If you want somebody to actually help you steer your new venture, rather than just drop a word of wisdom every now and then, try using these five criteria in the recruiting process."
