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“Will this be on the test?”

“Will this be on the test?”

Rethinking online education

Seth GodinMar 1

The Surprisingly Simple Thing Slack Got Wrong

The Surprisingly Simple Thing Slack Got Wrong

I’ve been a Slack fan for a while. I was one of the early users of Slack at my company HubSpot (we used it in HubSpot Labs across a small…

Dharmesh ShahMar 2

A Tongue-in-cheek Medium Lifehack Review

A Tongue-in-cheek Medium Lifehack Review

Digesting Medium’s best lifehack advice, so you don’t have to

Henry WismayerMar 3

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The Future of Design is Emotional

The Future of Design is Emotional

In 1950, the American psychologist Harry Harlow conducted an experiment that separated two infant monkeys from their mothers just a few…

Daniel Eckler12 hrs ago

The “Women in Tech” convo needs more men

The “Women in Tech” convo needs more men

Ugh. That title! I wrote it and it makes me see red. Like we’re damsels in distress, waiting for our knight in shining armor to arrive and…

Jess Iandiorio18 hrs ago

The Live-Streaming Paradox: 6 Pitfalls Blocking Network Effects

The Live-Streaming Paradox: 6 Pitfalls Blocking Network Effects

The mobile live-streaming video platform became one of the hottest trends in 2015. Now, Facebook Live is committed to success with its…

Christian Limon3 days ago

Scaling Lessons From The Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever

Scaling Lessons From The Fastest Growing SaaS Company Ever

An interview with Parker Conrad of Zenefits

Charlie GuoMar 30, 2015

Emergent Layers, Chapter 2: Overserved and Underserved Customers

Emergent Layers, Chapter 2: Overserved and Underserved Customers

This is part 2 of a four-part series. If you haven’t done so already, we invite you to begin with the Introduction, which can be found here…

Alex DancoMar 31

Apple Music, hold the iTunes

Apple Music, hold the iTunes

I, like many, had very high hopes for Apple Music. I, like many, was a Spotify user looking for a better experience and a mature Apple-eque…

Andrew AmbrosinoMar 30

Tech Companies Design Your Life, Here’s Why You Should Care

Tech Companies Design Your Life, Here’s Why You Should Care

Estimated reading time: 10 minutes, 15 seconds

Tristan HarrisMar 6

The weird science of first impressions

The weird science of first impressions

How strange, unconscious biases affect our initial opinions of people

Jory MacKayNov 19, 2014

MVPM: Minimum Viable Product Manager

MVPM: Minimum Viable Product Manager

You’ve probably seen this diagram before. It elegantly shows that product management is the intersection of a diverse skill set.

Brandon ChuApr 3

Emergent Layers, Chapter 1: Scarcity, Abstraction & Abundance

Emergent Layers, Chapter 1: Scarcity, Abstraction & Abundance

This is part 1 of a four-part series, Emergent Layers. If you haven’t read the introduction, I invite you to do so here.

Alex DancoMar 27

Building the UI for the new The Times website

Building the UI for the new The Times website

The shiny new The Times and The Sunday Times has just been released. I thought it would be a good idea to write an article about the UI…

Pedro DuarteMar 30

The Story of AdMob: How One MBA Dropout Sold His Business to Google for $750 million

The Story of AdMob: How One MBA Dropout Sold His Business to Google for $750 million

Serial entrepreneur Omar Hamoui has spent his career founding and running mobile businesses, some of which have fared better than others…

Danielle NewnhamMar 31

Don’t leave growth to chance

Don’t leave growth to chance

In the first few months of your company’s life, sales can seem like an uphill battle.

Mikael ChoApr 1

When Product Design and Brand Join Forces

When Product Design and Brand Join Forces

In 2015, I was the Head of Design for a New York City based startup called Kitchensurfing.

Ron GoldinMar 18

Low friction, high delight on-boarding via Slack

Low friction, high delight on-boarding via Slack

There are so many cool people doing cool things with the Slack API at the moment and we wanted to share something that we have been working…

Lluis GerardMar 23

I’m Not Living The Dream

I’m Not Living The Dream

The downsides of a nomadic lifestyle.

Charlie GuoMar 28

How We Decide What To Build Next At Appbot

How We Decide What To Build Next At Appbot

Feature requests, bug reports, wants, needs, nice to haves but what to build next?

Stuart HallMar 28

Watch Paint Dry: How I got a game on the Steam Store without anyone from Valve ever looking at it.

Watch Paint Dry: How I got a game on the Steam Store without anyone from Valve ever looking at it.

Was getting caught part of your plan? Of course!

RubyMar 28

Everything You Need to Know When Applying to 500 Startups Accelerator

Everything You Need to Know When Applying to 500 Startups Accelerator

Ever since I published how we got funded by 500 startups last month, a few founders reached out for advice on getting into the accelerator…

Kevin William DavidMar 29

macOS: It’s time to take the next step.

macOS: It’s time to take the next step.

(with concept photos!)

Andrew AmbrosinoMar 22

You’re hired, but first, some rules.

You’re hired, but first, some rules.

For years, Fohr Card was less than 5 people. This meant that every single employee we had was trained by either Rich or myself. They sat…

James NordMar 21

A heat map of my life

A heat map of my life

As told by the places I eat

Mitchell LeeMar 22

Agile Is The New Waterfall — A Followup

Agile Is The New Waterfall — A Followup

Several months ago I wrote an article lamenting the fetishization of Agile in place of the practice of actually being agile (aka process…

ayasinMar 22

This is Buffer’s Rejected Y Combinator Application

This is Buffer’s Rejected Y Combinator Application

By Joel Gascoigne

BufferMar 31, 2014

I Accept Your Surrender

I Accept Your Surrender

But I make no apology for calling you out.

Henry WismayerMar 21

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The No BS Approach to Getting into Y Combinator

The No BS Approach to Getting into Y Combinator

Lessons and the application that got Strikingly in

David ChenMar 17

But then they win

But then they win

My emotional balance has been precarious recently. I’m mostly okay, if only a resigned kind of okay, but then there are the moments where I…

Tracy ChouMar 19

Lincoln, on mobs

Lincoln, on mobs

In 1838, not yet 30 years old, Abraham Lincoln gave this talk at the Lyceum. 180 years later, less patient modern readers can profitably…

Seth GodinMar 20

Apple’s Recipe for Making Successful Apps

Apple’s Recipe for Making Successful Apps

So, you want to make a successful app, but you don’t know where to start.

Robleh JamaMar 20

Open Letter to Jon Westenberg, and Other Self-Help Blowhards

Open Letter to Jon Westenberg, and Other Self-Help Blowhards

You wonder why some people don’t like you? Here it is…

Henry WismayerMar 19

LSD wasn’t the only thing that inspired Steve Jobs

LSD wasn’t the only thing that inspired Steve Jobs

Introducing the Makers podcast and interview series

Mikael ChoMar 17

7 Days of “Being”

7 Days of “Being”

The week I launched an app, was featured by Apple, gained 50,000 downloads, and was banned by Instagram.

Adam MashaalMar 8

Create more than you consume

Create more than you consume

But it’s how you consume that’s vital to creative inspiration

Mikael ChoJul 14, 2013

Sad about Tumblr

Sad about Tumblr

“We promise not to screw this up”

Justin JacksonMar 9

Fighting to turn the Light on with Bucket.

Fighting to turn the Light on with Bucket.

A postmortem of our startup experience.

How much does it cost to make an app?

How much does it cost to make an app?

How much does it cost to make an iPhone, iPad, or Android app? Fancy the rough comparative costs with http://howmuchtomakeanapp.com

Anastasia GamezoMar 9

Lifestyle Design? Please, Shut the Fuck Up

Yup, I’ve hit that point. After listening to too many podcasts, reading too many articles and seeing too many online course offers in my…

Pete RossNov 21, 2015

The Madness of Genius

The Madness of Genius

And the tortured souls who live with it

Danielle NewnhamMar 7

Boost your design by micro-interactions

Boost your design by micro-interactions

How to design details and animations within your app

Frank RapacciuoloFeb 6

Creating a better resource for podcasters—Podcast Stack

Creating a better resource for podcasters—Podcast Stack

Podcasting is tough. Even if you follow the best advice available and create a killer show, it’s still a slow climb. Most podcasts end up…

Josh MuccioMar 3

What I’ve Learned from Medium 2 Months In – It Isn’t Good

I made a really important resolution this year: I was going to write the stuff I wanted to write, the stuff that made me think and more…

Pete RossFeb 22

Why being weird just might be your best creative trait

Why being weird just might be your best creative trait

Different isn’t always better, but better is always different.

Jory MacKayNov 2, 2015

The Rise and Fall of Nokia: How One Inventor Left His Mark on Mobile

The Rise and Fall of Nokia: How One Inventor Left His Mark on Mobile

Christian Kraft recently left his position as Principal Innovation and User Experience expert at Nokia Beijing, having spent 14 years…

Danielle NewnhamMar 6

The “I Don’t Feel Like It” Fallacy

The “I Don’t Feel Like It” Fallacy

Sometimes the subtlest thing can derail a habit.

Darya RoseMar 1

The War for Mobile Search

The War for Mobile Search

Apple and Google are waging a war to control the final lucrative frontier in mobile: search.

Alex AustinMar 1

The second hardest part

The second hardest part

A founder’s thoughts on starting a startup

Mitchell LeeMar 1

RIP Mailbox, or: Founders, how to stop worrying and love being acquired

RIP Mailbox, or: Founders, how to stop worrying and love being acquired

Mailbox, we hardly knew you.

Rahul VohraFeb 29

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