Stratechery
The Idea Adoption Curve
11+ min · · Mapping the technology adoption curve to ideas gives insights as to which business models work on which parts of the addressable market. · Shared by 450, including davidabrock, Thomas Billeter, Pascal Sulser, Jonathan Kogan, Tom Connor, Scott Monty, Konrad Weber, T. Greer, Ben Thompson, Esther Schindler, 💥💥 Larson Reever🇺🇸, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Nir Eyal, Kyle Chayka, ⛓ José Luis Núñez ⛓, Gabriele, Keerthi G
leowid.com
I coached 101 CEOs, founders, VCs and other executives in 2019: These are the biggest takeaways
14+ min · · I went through my calendar recently to count all the clients I worked with in 2019 as part of my … · Shared by 280, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Oliver Raduner, Jonathan Kogan, Thomas Power, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Stan Chollet, Mario Clemente, Thomas Billeter, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Peter Steinberger, Mark Kaigwa, René Pfitzner, Sachin Rekhi, William (Bill) Kennedy
Sam Altman
How To Invest In Startups
11+ min · · There is a lot of advice about how to be a good startup founder. But there isn’t very much about how to be a good startup investor. Before going any further, I should point out that this is a... · Shared by 229, including René Pfitzner, Mark Kaigwa, Howard Getson, Jeff Chang, Andreas Brenner, Francesco Corea, Taylor Pearson, Julien Bilger, Thomas Billeter, Kunal Bhatia, Jimmy Song (송재준), Alexia Bonatsos, Dan Martell, kp
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 217, 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
medium.com
The Burn Multiple
9 min · · How Startups Should Think About Capital Efficiency · Shared by 206, including Mark Roberge, Elad Gil, Bilal Zuberi, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Marvin “Polymath but really Just Generalist” Liao, Jeff Richards, Semil, Sachin Rekhi, Shervin 🚀 ∞ 🚄, Danielle Fong 🙋🏻♀️, David Frankel, Dez S. Papp, Vinny Lingham, Thomas Billeter, Ryan Hoover, 🎆 🌸 Samuel Hulick 🌸 🌄, Keith Rabois, mdy, Dave Kellogg, Sarah Tavel
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 136, 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 🏠) 🌙
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
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
Product Hunt 😸
The 3 Biggest Conversion Killers on Your Startup's Homepage
7 min · · ...and how you can avoid them. · Shared by 117, including Thomas Pleil, Gerrit Eicker, Nir Eyal, Hugo Londoño, Thomas Billeter, Aaron Orendorff, Mark Kaigwa, Oliver Raduner
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
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
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
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
First Round
The Founder Dating Playbook – Here’s the Process I Used to Find My Co-Founder
20+ min · · Looking for startup ideas and trying to find a co-founder? Use this founder dating process and ask these 50 questions. · Shared by 102, including Phin Barnes, Philip Stehlik, Quim, Tom Connor, Flavio Rump, JD Prater, Thomas Billeter, Josh Kopelman, Eithiriel DeMeré 🏴🥀🏳️🌈
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
unawaz.github.io
20,000 Startup Ideas
· Shared by 96, including 🇺🇦Evan Kirstel #B2B #TechFluencer, Brian, Thomas Billeter, Damir Kusar, Marc Zenger