Startup Management is a manual selection from the hundreds of weekly articles being curated. Previous issues are available here. There are 21 links in this edition. Forward to a friend, so they can sign-up and benefit too. In this issue, I’m tightening the curation screws even further, by focusing on the best articles that contain original content, lessons learned, an in-depth dive into an issue, or anything I feel is really important. These are the articles that will probably make it into the permanent Library of topics, and they are the ones that are advancing the state of our knowledge when it comes to growing, managing or scaling startups. Have you tried SUM on Flipboard? You don’t need the App. And it looks great on a smartphone or web. 688 articles and counting. I add about 10-15 articles per day. Memory Lane, Circa 1998 In 1998, Business 2.0 printed the 10 Driving Principles of the New Economy. I revisited them on the 15-year anniversary, with a 2013 Reality Check, in Lessons From 15 Years Ago. You will be surprised to see what has changed and what hasn’t. The network effect’s value was predicted in 1998, but there were 7 themes that were missed. Big Co. vs. Startup In How Great Entrepreneurs Think, Leigh Buchanan summarized a fascinating study of 245 U.S. entrepreneurs by business school professor Saras Sarasvathy. The key insight is that master entrepreneurs think in “effectual reasoning”, whereas corporate executives use “causal reasoning”. Tom Eisemann of Harvard Business School has a well researched post,
Startup Management is a manual selection from the hundreds of weekly articles being curated. Previous issues are available here. There are 21 links in this edition. Forward to a friend, so they can sign-up and benefit too. In this issue, I’m tightening the curation screws even further, by focusing on the best articles that contain original content, lessons learned, an in-depth dive into an issue, or anything I feel is really important. These are the articles that will probably make it into the permanent Library of topics, and they are the ones that are advancing the state of our knowledge when it comes to growing, managing or scaling startups. Have you tried SUM on Flipboard? You don’t need the App. And it looks great on a smartphone or web. 688 articles and counting. I add about 10-15 articles per day. Memory Lane, Circa 1998 In 1998, Business 2.0 printed the 10 Driving Principles of the New Economy. I revisited them on the 15-year anniversary, with a 2013 Reality Check, in Lessons From 15 Years Ago. You will be surprised to see what has changed and what hasn’t. The network effect’s value was predicted in 1998, but there were 7 themes that were missed. Big Co. vs. Startup In How Great Entrepreneurs Think, Leigh Buchanan summarized a fascinating study of 245 U.S. entrepreneurs by business school professor Saras Sarasvathy. The key insight is that master entrepreneurs think in “effectual reasoning”, whereas corporate executives use “causal reasoning”. Tom Eisemann of Harvard Business School has a well researched post,
Is a great question that Mark Suster asks and answers. Not so open is the verdict, in the following 3 areas: M&A, Runway of cash, and Dilution/Valuation.
is exactly like the title says. It’s a fascinating re-count of what really happened at Kik, and where they are currently going.
SEO
Rand Fishkin has an excellent post on why the recent Google changes in keyword transparency are to be taken seriously, how to mitigate that risk, and ultimately overcome
: Podcasts, Quora, LinkedIn Groups, and Webinars. It’s mostly for B2Bs though. And Mackenzie Fogelson reminds us to avoid letting the tail wag the dog, in
. Two themes emerge: 1) big data for healthcare to solve big issues, and 2) Bitcoin, as the programmable money, native payment system for the Internet. Dave McClure updated his 30 slides on Slideshare:
, Riley gives several examples of how Airbnb applies the power of data science from operations, to marketing, to product, to growth hacking, and customer support.
Is a great question that Mark Suster asks and answers. Not so open is the verdict, in the following 3 areas: M&A, Runway of cash, and Dilution/Valuation.
is exactly like the title says. It’s a fascinating re-count of what really happened at Kik, and where they are currently going.
SEO
Rand Fishkin has an excellent post on why the recent Google changes in keyword transparency are to be taken seriously, how to mitigate that risk, and ultimately overcome
: Podcasts, Quora, LinkedIn Groups, and Webinars. It’s mostly for B2Bs though. And Mackenzie Fogelson reminds us to avoid letting the tail wag the dog, in
. Two themes emerge: 1) big data for healthcare to solve big issues, and 2) Bitcoin, as the programmable money, native payment system for the Internet. Dave McClure updated his 30 slides on Slideshare:
, Riley gives several examples of how Airbnb applies the power of data science from operations, to marketing, to product, to growth hacking, and customer support.
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