The Best of The StartUp
10+ most popular The StartUp articles, as voted by our community.
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The StartUp on Apps
Browsers, not apps, are the future of mobile
A common refrain in discussions over the future of mobile is that “eventually, all mobile apps will be iOS or Android apps.”
The StartUp on Attention Economy
A Mental Model to Leverage Information Overload as Creative Fuel for Problem Solving
Surfing the internet feels like drinking from a fire hose of information.
The StartUp on Convcomm
Why Messaging Bots Won’t Replace Apps — The Startup — Medium
Facebook’s long-expected addition of chatbots to Messenger today confirms early signs already seen with Slack, Telegram, and Kik: Chatbots…
The StartUp on Customer Development
How To Sell The Problem Before Selling The Solution
They say that every great business addresses a real customer need.
The StartUp on Customer Support
Why customer service is the new marketing
And how to build a superstar customer support team
The StartUp on Jony Ive
The Jony Ive Principle — Startups, Wanderlust, and Life Hacking
“I think the majority of our manufactured environment is characterized by carelessness…and we have genuinely tried to make products that…
The StartUp on Logging
User-Friendly Logging With TypeScript and Node.js
Writing comprehensive logging using text styling and emojis
The StartUp on Paul Graham
Paul Graham’s Startup Advice for the Lazy — Startups, Wanderlust, and Life Hacking — Medium
Paul Graham is a renowned programmer and wildly successful venture capitalist. He also happens to be a talented writer.
The StartUp on Pitch Decks
How to Create a Winning Investor Pitch-Deck
According to the latest study of 200 startup pitch decks by DocSend, investors spend an average of 3 minutes and 44 seconds reading one…
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Growing Startups When the Product Sucks
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How to Hire — Startups, Wanderlust, and Life Hacking — Medium
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Technical Debt Is Overhyped. Let’s Talk about Product Debt
Decision shortcuts made in the past might have some expensive long-term consequences.
Side Product Marketing is The New King — Startups, Wanderlust, and Life Hacking
When Blogging Takes Ages and Ads No Longer Work
Here is how UX Design Integrates with Agile and Scrum
Despite having co-written an award-winning book on the topic and lecturing, teaching and coaching on the topic for nearly 10 years now, I…
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