2019 UPDATE: Since this post came out, I co-authored a book about it called Super Thinking…
Some decades ago, if you wanted to build a great experience, you’d take a deep breath, close your eyes, and…
หลายๆ คนคงเคยได้ยินเกี่ยวกับธุรกิจที่เรียกว่า peer-to-peer lending มากันบ้างแล้ว…
A question I often get asked in conversations with early stage entrepreneurs is…
En este post hablaremos sobre TDD y sus ventajas, del mismo modo mostraremos un ejemplo de como hacer TDD para los modelos en Ruby on Rails haciendo uso de la famosa gema ‘RSpec’ y finalmente explicaré, desde mi punto de vista, porque los…
via Muzli design inspiration
รู้ไหมว่า…จากข้อมูลกรมควบคุมโรค ในปี 2557 สำหรับประเทศไทย มีผู้เสียชีวิตจากโรคหัวใจ…
Il y a un an, jour pour jour, je quittais mon CDI pour partir à la conquête de mes rêves en Californie.
Please embrace and practice = Self - Awareness + Humility + Empathy as these enriching, empowering…
This article first published in TechCrunch and follows my previous article, The Rise of OPEN Innovation. Share your thoughts here or connect with me on Twitter.
Many people get into Aquaponic growing with the dream of eating their fish, but in the indoors-sized Grove Ecosystem we prefer to look at them. A living Ecosystem can be one of the most beautiful and visually interesting points of your home.
Is working for a Bay Area tech…
There is plenty of documentation about Mixpanel identity management and how to use the alias() and identify() methods correctly. Still, I see many startups get the implementation wrong and thoroughly messing up their metrics.
I am neither a Architect nor a Civil Engineer but I am going to tell how our physical environment was shaped throughout the history of our startup. That's the first of three parts. I plan to share our mistakes and the learnings we had.
The world of analytics and business intelligence tools for Product Managers has long been looking for a king. One true…
C’est sur le sol encore européen d’Angleterre, en 1979, qu’une des inventions fondatrices du e-commerce voit le jour: le premier procédé de transactions en ligne*.
L’invention en question n’est pas celle d’un ingénieur multi-diplômé des plus grandes…
By Shaily Baranwal (shaily.baranwal@elevatelearning.com)
Most of the software I’ve built in the last 10 years is no longer being used for anything. It’s dead code that was useful a few years ago and has otherwise died on the vine.
意外かもしれないが、日本では、起業する人には文系の人が多い。そして、文系社長のほとんどが、僕と同じような壁に直面するだろう。
As an agency we get involved in sports, music, creative projects, so why not…
As polish VC investments are not very well covered in usual data sources as well as in media it is very hard to estimate the size of the VC market. The numbers seen in the global reports are misleading as no one puts greater…
This post originally appeared on the Genuinely blog.
trail·blaz·er: a person who blazes a trail for others…
This week, we’re grabbing coffee with Jessica Barnett. Jessica is a Product Manager at Trello, with a contagious passion for improving processes!
Check out Jessica’s posts on questions to ask in a PM interview, and how to create a resume that gets you an…
Today is the day.
Volata was created with a big vision in mind: to persuade more and more people to ride every day. Given the fact that the bicycle is the most efficient means of human transport ever…
We’re extremely excited to announce our latest investment in Instaread — a new service which is…
Last week, #paid celebrated its 2nd year anniversary. Looking back on my experience over the last two years, here are the top 7 things I’ve learned.
In the 1940s, during MGM’s Golden Age, Hedy Lamarr was one of the most beautiful actresses in the world. She was also one of the smartest.
It’s a nerve-racking time when you’ve invested your efforts into a product without yet knowing whether it’s all going to pay off. You may have validated the idea with a few friends and colleagues in your…
As futile as it may be, I can accept that there is a time and a place for a friendly competition around which are Europe’s top startup hubs.
Muitos empreendedores querem começar na Ecotrend sem saber da forma correta, pois não fazem a menor ideia de como começar, mas hoje quero falar sobre qual a melhor forma de se começar na Ecotrend e iniciar seu negócio com…
It is with immense pleasure that we want to announce the launch of HornOK, which is an online e-commerce portal for buying and selling of commercial vehicles. Many of you might already be aware that we have been working hard over the past year to be able to get to where we are today and be ready to…
Makers, Tools, Income, Passion, Hardware, Cloud, Startups, Location… We had many questions for those who self-identify as hardware Makers and IoT developers, and we wanted to do this right. So we reached out to 25 of the world’s top technology…
The phone rang at the appointed hour. My client, a software company CEO, was calling…
There are a thousand different ways to have conversations online through traditional…
A recent World Bank report stated that India has jumped 19 positions in the Logistics Performance…
This week I had chance to interview Catherine Dilmener from Galata Business Angels*, which…
It doesn’t matter if you call a new venture a start-up or a small business… the one thing that blindsides and breaks founders like me is the crushing lows that can come from trying to build something you believe passionately in.
Date: Sunday, 10th July
Time: 10am to 2pm
Venue: 3rd Floor, Revolution Mall, next to City Pride, Kothrud
Anyone familiar with banking probably knows this stereotype: the guy or gal fresh from undergrad who loves to “crush” models. They get excited when they tell you about “that time they built a model from…
February 27, 2016
Agrarian Labs (Leaf) is a team of passionate individuals that are bringing tech and agriculture together. At our core, we understand…
As a painfully important A-list influencer and celebrity of tomorrow today, big brands…
Oak was born in 2008. For the first few years it was barely a company, just myself and one client. It wasn’t until 2010 that I nervously hired my first employee and began on the path that would ultimately lead us to today.
When we talk about Radical Candor at companies or with individuals, we see a lot of heads nodding in agreement. People understand that Radical Candor can improve performance, reduce politics and make work more fun. But how do you make…
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CarPartsNigeria.com is one of the leading online car and truck parts and accessories stores in…
January 24, 2016
“Take over and don’t fu*k up”
Hiring is one of founder’s most important jobs —without great hires no company can be great.
As a founder you should be hiring people that are better than you, people that can complement your skills, and people that have potential to grow with the company.
Choosing a technology stack for a product is stressful for many founders. With Squads.com I’ve advised dozens of startups on the stack and strategy. In this post I will outline how to reduce the stress and increase the chances of success.
For New Years Eve, a bunch of us friends get together for a low key, relaxing getaway in a random town…
If the devil is in the detail, Charlie’s looking hotter than Hades.
After all, if you’re going to be staring at a screen all day (😞 #notalladmin), we think you might as well be checking out something…
I’m an Entrepreneur in Residence at Boxador in Venice, CA.
KPCB is a very prominent and long living Venture Capitalist firm located in the heart of Silicon Valley. They have invested in the most life changing startups of my generation, which include Google, Twitter, Uber, Shape…
There is a funny ritual in board rooms when it comes time to determine which board members will go…
As I write this blog post, I am over 30,000 feet in the air, heading towards Orlando for a quick lunch meeting with a…
The first result for a google search for "the startup dream" is a post titled "How quitting my corporate job for my startup dream f*cked my life up" — and that's not a coincidence.
Today we already have many startup stories to show us that we cannot simply just leave our…
By Jessie Fetterling
In a previous post, Kevin told all about how he designed the logo from Voicy and the creation of the branding identity. We wanted to take the next step for the brand and the visuals, so what was next?
Silicon Valley is an interesting place, to be sure. It’s a glorious land of excess and hip loft offices filled…
A couple months ago, Amplitude CEO Spenser Skates did an AMA with one of our…
Two things impacted me the most about this past June WafflesAfterWork which presented startup Clutch Prep. Johnny Betancourt, Co-Founder, President & Organic Tutor was in the house and graced the crowd with some amazing pieces of advice…
In January I headed to the Bay Area from the East without a job in search of new…
Art thou an Entrepreneur? Well well, you must be mighty proud of yourself then. Knowing very well that the chances of a Start-up soaring instantly in this very competitive world are somewhat bleak.
When I first heard the concept “Organizational debt” I thought it was the lack of policies and routines. I work at a 20 year old company and it’s correct that a lot of policies may be old, somewhat irrelevant in today’s world etc, but that’s not what aggravates me. What I most often find myself perplexed about, however, is the lack of structures and…
This is a good and repeatable framework for evaluating SaaS companies. However, the most important part is where Nakul mentions
beyond that first step of feeling excited about backing the founders
B2B founders are often mistakenly convinced that online marketing is effective immediately after you start doing it.
Building a website for your startup is one of the most exciting exercise. In…
Your Business Systems Are the Product
If you are an entrepreneur or investor in a business, it is so critical to heed the advice and framework that Robert Kiyosaki shares in his appeal that systems, not products, need your focus.
In kindergarten I tried impressing a girl by emulating Superman and “flying” across the jungle gym. Long story short: I ended up with a broken arm and the girl wasn’t impressed.
Sudden cardiac death is the biggest cause of death among adults in the US and one of the most important considerations is response time. Each year, 326,200 in the US experience SCA (Sudden Cardiac Arrest)…
I was recently asked this question and surprisingly, the answer came to me immediately. “Be conscious of the collateral damage of disruption.” This token came from one of my MIT Venture Mentoring Service mentors (sponsored by NEXT)…
The aim of this infographic is to help those starting off in SaaS to get a handle on time, money, pain, valuation, and…
The NewCo Five collects the five most important stories for the NewCo economy that our editors found over the past seven days
With summer in full swing, we felt it appropriate to make an update on the progress we’ve made over the past months. Sloan Sports Analytics Conference — We participated in, and won, the BLITZ Startup Competition at this year’s Sloan Sports Analytics Conference…
โรคหัวใจ คืออะไรกัน…และหน้าที่ของหัวใจ?
There’s a well known cliche, often cited in brainstorming sessions, that there’s “no such thing as a…
(July 6, 2016; Dow Jones 17,866.78) Soooo my story is: I’m writing my ass off for others this summer, which means I am thoroughly uninteresting on Medium. I will, however, be writing in the royal we for the Mexico City laboratory/studio/gallery/cultural center we are now…
I recently ran into Andrew Warner at a conference and asked him what was next for Mixergy and like a good interviewer, he promptly asked me what I think should be next. I spent the next few days thinking about it, then sent him a long email outlining what I think would be a…
Un certain nombre de brokers donnent les proportions des ventes et achats sur une devise à un moment donné. Cet indicateur peut s’avérer très efficace pour les options binaires cars cela vous permettra de savoir si une majorité des traders voient…
Hi guys, welcome to the coolest city in the country — hope you stay a while. :) Please try to leave it a little better than you left it.
I grew up here in downtown Phoenix, moved to Silicon Valley for fifteen years for work and school, then moved back here to enjoy the quality of life. While the Bay Area is expensive to live…
I recently had the privilege to attend and interact with a number of limited partners and investors focused on emerging markets. Although the turnout was not as much as I expected it to be, the conference drew…
After you have created and launched a successful product or service that satisfies a…
I have to admit I have felt pretty discouraged these last few weeks. It is a result of a culmination of issues…
I’m back at work after my first week of vacation in two years, and feel pretty great about life.
Jammber has joined music industry pioneers including Universal Music Group, Spotify, YouTube, Soundcloud, Netflix and other industry giants in ongoing conversation about how to simplify the way music contributors are credited and paid. This Open Music Initiative…
3 Major Concerns
The hardest thing to do when pursuing a new idea is getting started. Shadrach and I had many concerns when we were beginning Lite. Here were our 3 major concerns:
Getting people to use your app is only part of the battle. The other parts include engaging the user and retaining them as a user of your app. Far too often users grow tired of apps because there is either nothing that benefits them or the app simply becomes boring…
Why? We all have encountered problems with package delivery. Sometimes we may end up losing our packages. Sometimes you might have to wait the whole day yet you might not receive your package. This is the problem that we are primarily addressing. The big question here…
By Meredith Salisbury
Technology is a field defined by symbiosis. While the field itself has seen leaps and bounds in progress, it has also fostered advancements in many other realms. Transportation, communication, education, and recreation are common facets of our routine, and have all been enhanced by the boon of…
Convicted, Convicted, Convicted, New Facts, Change Mind — this is the explanation of Marc Andreessen to Tim Ferriss of how to best deal with an uncertain future yet still move forward.
Strong, cohesive views are best born out of…
The Office is full of jokes and inappropriate workplace behavior that may be…
今日は、”将来最適とされる最新の旅行予約プロセスを開始した”というインドのブログ記事を紹介します。
インドの旅行会社がchatbotのFacebook Messengerを実現化に成功した。Chatbotを利用した最新最強の予約プロセスの到来です。
原題：Yatra.com enhance travel…
Attention SaaS founders — a good summary of what we look for by my Partner Nakul Mandan.
As Q2 comes to a close it is time to reflect on what worked, what didn’t, and where we can continue to get better. While some of these tools are newer to us than others, I don’t envision any of them being upstaged by a competitor any time soon.
I was recently re-acquainted with Vietnam. The first two times I was there, I only had Phở and Bánh mì on the agenda.
This time around though, thanks to Lais (8 Spaces) and Warren (Designs.net), a contingent of us startup folks were…
In less than a month, I will be releasing my first book ever, In Flux: Finding Purpose in Transition…
Nowadays, the Internet is used for versatile purposes like purchasing clothes, products, availing both Online & offline services and even purchase grocery and order food Online. There arises the need for…
This is a Whitepaper outlining a risk engine that can help e-commerce companies in India, new and old, reduce the cost of doing business while continuing to grow at the rapid pace that they are growing today. Create a platform to exchange information to help each and in the…
The effects of the UK’s decision to leave the EU will take years to materialise. The rest of the European countries now have a real opportunity to set the correct policies in place to attract the three million European residents…
Investors in Venture Capital talk a lot about their value add and some make it sound like they are the ones who make companies successful. I am not a big believer of this marketing blabla.
We were invited to an award ceremony in Ahmedabad, where we had to receive a certificate from our honourable Vice Chancellor of GTU. This day also happened to…
I am frequently contacted by prospective entrepreneurs who want to know the secret to success.
Porque ustedes lo pidieron, les dejo de nuevo mi opinión sobre la marcha contra las bodas entre personas del mismo sexo en #Puebla
La homosexualidad ha estado latente en la humanidad desde tiempos remotos.
A caveat for startups: you probably don’t have the luxury of A/B testing one change at a time as you probably don’t have enough traffic to run many tests. And ultimately who cares if you’re not 100% sure which change led to higher installs? You can always go back with user research after the experiment to better understand what happened (and formulate new hypotheses).
First we will like to plug our New Youtube Channel that…
así, tan chillón, débil y de baja autoestima
tan emocional y celoso, tan frágil, tan imperfecto y roto
tan pendejo e insomne, tan suicida y no, tan romántico de cajón y adicto a los cigarrillos
The sorting system is broken because of gamification strategies that his son employed. It is an over saturated market on the supply side so they are making quality harder to discern. Voting rings are generally banned and enforced in many sites for this very reason, Eg. Stackoverflow. Source: I am a Stack Exchange moderator.
I have been in Sales for about 10 years from lead generation to closing to sales management. I have sold at large tech companies and have been the only boots on the ground at small start ups. But no matter what company I have been at my process is…
Software as a Service, or Saas, is one of the fastest-growing commodities in the online space. Salesforce…
“It’s the golden age of the minority entrepreneur.” Nancy announces as we sit down to talk at her office at the Opportunity Finance Network (OFN).
Nancy Santiago-Negron has been working for the betterment of underserved communities for her entire career…
Quem nunca disparou uma newsletter com erro (mas só percebeu após ter enviado)?
Emails de “Oops, erramos” podem ter uma taxa de abertura até 3X maior do que o original — ou mais.
Every now and again I’ll meet a founder who argues that they are going to start and run a company…
While we agree with the fact that a visibly bad team from the starting itself is a recipe for…
John Livesay interviews Michael Parrish DuDell
