Potato Parcel and Zappos
Hey folks,
In this week's issue we have a must read article about the startup Potato Parcel. Even though this 'startup' cracks us up, there are some serious lessons we can learn from it . Last week we had a critical article about Holacracy at Zappos. This week the CEO responses in a juicy article below.
Furthermore, we have articles about trends in venture funding, the video game industry & messaging apps, startup metrics, and the outlook app.
Enjoy your weekend!
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Growth
Cohorts: because averages hide the pattern
Get your head wrapped around this topic as this will change your view on metrics.
Trends
This is the current state of the video game industry
An interesting and quick overview of the trends in the industry.
Design
Do we really want messaging to replace our apps?
If you are making apps, this article makes you sit straight up.
Team
Zappos CEO responds to reports of employee departures
Last week we shared an article of the New York Times about the Holacracy management method at Zappos. This week the CEO responds in this article.
Help your team manage stress, anxiety, and burnout
A Harvard Business Review article that can't be ignored if one of your team members faces stress, anxiety or has had a burnout.
Tools
Outlook on your phone is the future of email
An author of Wired is convinced by Outlook. We are going to give it a try and find out by ourselves.
Finance
Black women VCs are challenging the culture of the investment industry
"We, as an industry, tend look for the innovation without looking to become innovative ourselves," says Stefanie Thomas. "We are a part of the archaic, inefficient, non-transparent markets that we recognize need change. We dare to take a chance on 'doing VC differently' by looking at ventures that others will not touch because of lack of understanding."