Happy holidays and a happy new year!
Fellow founders,
The holidays are upon us and we want to wish you all the best for 2016. If you're looking for product market fit, funding or growth, we hope you will find it.
In this final edition of Startup Curated for 2015, we have some serious articles about the 'crazy ones' that innovate continuously. But also about the realities of being a founder, the science behind clickbait, managing your time and being a good boss according to Googlers.
We also want to give you a small gift, we've discounted access to #startup (which in the new year will be called Startup Chat), from $29 to $9 for the rest of the year.
Again, enjoy the holidays, and get ready for a wild and successful 2016,
Must read
Watch top-tier venture capitalists translate Drake and Bieber into startup speak
Enjoy (or hate) this holiday video, until the tech bubble pops*
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Culture
Blank’s Rule: To predict the future, 1/3 of you need to be crazy
In short, to survive continuous disruption the crazy ones need to be heard.
Startup founders’ reality behind the scenes
The author of this article precisely writes what we want to tell others: "'Startup’ is a misused word that is often used to portray a romanticised, distorted and heroic ideation of life and lifestyle that doesn’t really exist — not for the vast majority of founders anyway."
Modern Entrepreneurship
Growth
How to get featured on the App Store
Tips and tricks to copy for your mobile growth strategy, shared by a team that got featured on the App Store multiple times.
Trends
There is something extraordinary happening in the world
Not hot of the press, but so relevant that we still want to share it with you.
Design
You'll be outraged at how easy It was to get you to click on this headline
Read the insightful behavioural studies behind clickbait to understand why people click on your link. Like you did on this link.
Team
Former Googler lets us in on the surprising secret to being a good boss
"At Google, I was really curious — did creating such a great work environment require having the world's greatest business model? The answer is no. Luckily, there are some things that any of us can do, even before the profits start rolling in."
Tools
One Googler’s take on managing your time
"The maker’s day is different. They need to make, to create, to build. But, before that, they need to think. The most effective way for them to use time is in half-day or full-day blocks. Even a single 30 minute meeting in the middle of “Make Time” can be disruptive."
An event's lifecycle: The highs, the lows, the silence
If you are planning to organise an event, this article describes very well what kind of process you will go through.