Sex & Startups
Hey folks,
When you read the first sentence of our must read article, "Startups, like the male anatomy, are designed for liquidity events," we hope you keep on reading as it is worthwhile.
Also, we have tough articles on VC's versus women, melting the special snowflake feeling, meaningful work, Microsoft and design thinking, and startup valuation.
Have a nice weekend!
Must read
Culture
Building a startup doesn’t make you special
"Building a startup doesn't make you a special snowflake."
How startups in hypergrowth mode can tackle diversity before it's a problem
How do you keep a growing company diverse and healthy?
Meaningful work beats over-the-top perks every time
You can offer the best lunch in town, but if that is the only reason why your people stay you have a problem.
Silicon Valley keeps winning because Non-Competes limit innovation
"By writing that simple human freedom into law, California ensured the free flow of talent to the best and most promising opportunities"
VCs- don’t compare me to your wife, just don’t
"Investors, you should know that the only thing that I have in common with your wife is a vagina. You need to know that because the women who are sitting in front of you to pitch are Entrepreneurs"
Modern Entrepreneurship
How one startup turned empty spaces into productive places
This article is a story of how one entrepreneur applied the lean startup to turn empty spaces into productive places.
Growth
How I used medium to get my first 20,000 subscribers in 6 months
This article is a great example of growth hacking using Medium as a platform.
Design
Microsoft's radical bet on a new type of design thinking
This article describes how Microsoft is studying underserved communities, in order to improve the user experience for everyone.
Team
10 common HR mistakes in Startups — or why some companies make it and some don’t
Read about what the secret sauce is that successful startups seem to hire the best talent out there with ease.
Finance
What most people don't understand about how startup companies are valued
"I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000."
The full dataset on what VCs are thinking about funding in 2016
How much money are investors planning to spend this year?