Gizmodo
11 Incredibly Useful Websites You Might Not Know About
6 min · · The internet is a big place, and there’s no shame in not having gotten around to exploring every last corner of it—but just in case you’ve missed out on some of the very best sites the web has to… · Shared by 107, including Ziad Shihab, Thomas Billeter, Katja Evertz, Guy Kawasaki, Ines Bieler, Josep M. Ganyet, Jonathan Kogan
medium.com
Startup Success Outside Silicon Valley: Data from Over 200 Exits in 17 Cities
10 min · · There’s never been a better time to build a company outside the Bay Area · Shared by 100, including David Frankel, 🌴Marc Averitt🌴, Mike Volpe, Paul Graham, Steve Case, #MuskOut (not parody), Jonathan Kogan, Jeff Bussgang, Thomas Billeter, Sarah E. Brown, hiten.eth, Chris DeVore, Brad Feld
alexiskold.net
Your Startup as a Funnel
3 min · · We’ve written here before about funnels – a powerful tool for startups to use for converting customers, sales, fundraising and more. The common characteristic of the funnels include the way t… · Shared by 130, including Stephanie A Kowalski, Johann Romefort, Matteo Furia, Jonathan Kogan, Clemens, Dominik Grolimund, Jelan Ong, Gerrit Eicker, 瑞拿頭, dunschtig, Thomas Billeter
startupschool.org
Growth for Startups
· YC Partner and growth expert Gustaf Alstromer talks about how to measure product market fit, how to decide on a growth channel, metrics that lie about PMF and other mechanics of growth for startups. · Shared by 107, including Thomas Billeter, Gio Tiongson, Kevan Lee 👋, Jonathan Kogan, Jeff Chang, Dominik Grolimund
Fast Company
These are the most surprising apps for professional networking
2 min · · Forget LinkedIn or Twitter. What about TikTok or Goodreads for finding that new job? · Shared by 47, including Thomas Power, Klaus Eck, Thomas Billeter, Gerrit Eicker
NFX
How VCs Decide to Take a First Meeting
16+ min · · A typical VC declines meetings with around 80% of the companies they are introduced to. Here are 12 pieces of information that VC’s typically look for in deciding whether to take a meeting. · Shared by 40, including Francesco Corea, Jonathan Kogan, Quim, Thomas Billeter
planable.io
7 Productivity Tools For Making 2019 Your Best Year Yet
6 min · · Productivity tools are vital. While it might sound like our world is obsessed with productivity, there might be something to this trend. · Shared by 114, including Ines Bieler, Liv 😷, Shawn Venasse, Jonathan Kogan, Jacob Jarnvall, Thomas Billeter
youtube.com
How Sequoia Evaluates Market Size with Mike Vernal (Sequoia Capital)
· In this episode of NFX's Startup Fundraising Advice, Mike Vernal (Sequoia Capital) uncovers how Sequoia views market size and how your company can stand out ... · Shared by 49, including Jacob du Toit, Bernhard Huessy, Dominik Grolimund, Thomas Billeter
GrowthHackers
4 Key Customer Experience Metrics (And How To Use Them For Your eCommerce Business)
· Customer Experience (CX) metrics are - hands-down - the most neglected eCommerce metrics out there. In this article, you'll learn: ✔ Why tracking CX is crucial ✔ The 4 key customer experience metrics… · Shared by 45, including Jonathan Kogan, Thomas Billeter
VentureBeat
The tokenization of securities is happening right now and no one is noticing
5 min · · The SEC's official clearance of both Blockstack and YouNow to hold regulated token offering under Reg A+ on July 10 was an enormous win. · Shared by 30, including Thomas Power, Thomas Billeter, Howard Getson
Nielsen Norman Group
The 3-Click Rule for Navigation Is False
6 min · · While it is important to keep key information easily accessible, the 3-click rule is an arbitrary rule of thumb that is not backed by data. · Shared by 115, including Esther Schindler, Luca Longo, Matthias Lampe, Julien Bilger, David Hellmann, Dominik Grolimund, Adobe XD, Johannes Dornisch, Thomas Billeter, sascha aßbach, Oliver Raduner, Gerrit Eicker, Lluís Codina, Gabriele, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Henneke Duistermaat
Y Combinator
"Angels," Angels, and VCs
3 min · · I’ve recently noticed an uptick in the number of "angels" that aren’t actually angels. These investors are institutional funds (read, LP dollars), the details of which aren't generally disclosed until… · Shared by 64, including Jeff Chang, Ryan Hoover, 👨🏻💻☕️, Thomas Billeter, Josh Elman, Sachin Rekhi, Adam Besvinick
Tomasz Tunguz
Which Categories of Seed Startups are Thriving? Which Aren't?
2 min · · Which sectors see more startup company formation than others? The answer has changed quite a bit over the last 8 years. Some sectors have hit their apogee and are declining. Others have grown by more… · Shared by 134, including Yvette Dubel, Chris DeVore, rudolph regter, Thomas Power, Rob Moffat, Walid Ark, Thomas Billeter, Frank Gruber, Version One Ventures, Mark Kaigwa, Jonathan Kogan, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙
startupschool.org
Analytics for Startups
· Ilya Volodarsky, co-founder of Segment, presents his tactics for setting up analytics to build your MVP and measure your metrics. · Shared by 27, including Dominik Grolimund, Thomas Billeter, Gustaf Alströmer 🇺🇦
MIT Sloan Management Review
The Magic That Makes Customer Experiences Stick
Summary · 15+ min · · Businesses are discovering the power of emotion to forge memorable customer experiences, inspire loyalty and influence purchasing decisions. Drawing from behavioral and quantitative research as well as marketing strategies from automaker Ferrari, watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne, and other high-performing companies, Harvard Business School professor Stefan Thomke delves into the psychology and power of emotional customer experiences in this insightful article for MIT Sloan Management Review. · Shared by 215, including Bill Quiseng, Marsha Collier, Antonio Vieira Santos, Niklaus Gerber, Thomas Billeter, Jeanne Bliss, Annette Franz, CCXP, Jonathan Kogan, Steven Sinofsky, Clemens, Glenn Oberholzer, Johannes Dornisch, getAbstract, Bernhard Huessy, Patrick Walsh, Cătălina Movileanu, Denise Lee Yohn, Bob Sutton, Kelly Hungerford
First Round
The 6 Decision-Making Frameworks That Help Startup Leaders Tackle Tough Calls
20+ min · · Startup leaders make tough calls every day. We spoke with 6 top operators to gather the tactics and strategies they use to make smart decisions under pressure, garner trust with stakeholders and… · Shared by 128, including Jacob du Toit, Daniel Bentes, Ines Bieler, Jonathan Kogan, Liv 😷, Yonatan Levy, Thomas Billeter, Per, Chris Schultz✌️ & ❤️, Pat Kua, JD Prater