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Culture
Startups are the new deferred life plan
This article is about leading a happy life. Startups are great. They bring autonomy, can be a great way to learn quickly, gain a ton of experience, and express what you believe about the world. But they are not the only way for you to become really happy!
A unicorn is the last thing this web 2.0 survivor wants
This experienced entrepreneur gives you some sound advice. You don't have to be a unicorn to be successful.
Modern Entrepreneurship
What startup accelerators really do
This article contains all the information you will ever need about the Why and What of startup accelerators.
Check out ‘Sprint’ (and go behind-the-scenes with Slack)
Google Ventures has just published a new book called Sprint. This is a must read for founders! What is Sprint? In short, it’s a refined five-day process for building and testing products. A lot of it revolves around using structure to cut past abstract debate, enabling you to build and test your products faster.
Growth
HubSpot’s playbook for going from startup to scale-up
How did HubSpot get from being a startup to being a scale-up?
Trends
The bumpy road to new technologies
The hype of a new technology is outpacing commercial success. Does that sound familiar?
Design
Design thinking shakes up the beige world of enterprise software
"Without good UX, you're out of business."
Finance
Pitch perfect: Five elements of a great pitch
Grab some advice from the team of Google Ventures, and create a better pitch.
Startups need relationships before they ask for money
Ask for money and you might get some advice, ask for advice and you might get some money.