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Choose Yourself! Talk by James Altucher
"Choose Yourself!" Was published: June 3rd 2013gdecugis's insight:This is a great emotional description of many things about entrepreneurship.I like in particular how phases you go through as an...
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"Ambition is the last refuge of failure": how Scoop.it was born
Today, we launch Scoop.it publicly, which means our private beta was a success with strong traffic and continuous growth.gdecugis's insight:This is the post I wrote when we launched Scoop.it back in...
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The Corrosive Downside of Acquihires
For the past 5 years or so Google, Facebook and a handful of tech industry giants have been quietly buying scores of early-stage startups for their talent. gdecugis's insight:Never been a fan of...
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SaaS Metrics 2.0 – A Guide to Measuring and Improving what Matters
“If you cannot measure it, you cannot improve it” – Lord Kelvin This article is a comprehensive and detailed look at the key metrics that are needed to understand and optimize a SaaS...
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Startup = Growth
If you want to understand startups, understand growth. Growth drives everything in this world.gdecugis's insight:Paul Graham - the founder of Y combinator - states some obvious and some not-so-obvious...
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I’m a CEO, and I’m on the support team | UserVoice Product Blog
To paraphrase a bearded man I saw on TV: I don’t always handle customer support requests but when I do - I love it. Here’s why. gdecugis's insight:You could say it's quite natural that Rich White -...
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Startup Metrics for Pirates (SeedCamp 2008)
Updated presentation on Startup Metrics, delivered at SeedCamp 2008 in London, England. Dave McClure, 500 Hats.gdecugis's insight:A classic lean startup presentation. Still very relevant 5 years down...
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Why Serial Entrepreneurs Don’t Learn from Failure
Everyone admires serial entrepreneurs for their pluck and persistence, but they pose a big risk for the investors who fund their dreams. Our research shows that instead of learning from mistakes,...
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Lessons Learned: The three drivers of growth for your business model. Choose...
gdecugis's insight:A fundamental piece of the Lean Startup theory by Eric Ries. Which model is yours?See it on Scoop.it, via Ideas for entrepreneurs
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Social products win with utility, not invites
The things that worked years ago- importing addressbooks and blasting out invites, no longer work today.gdecugis's insight:Very interesting analysis by Sangeet Paul Choudary on Andrew Chen's blog on...
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New college grads: Don’t sell your time for a living
Jobs suck. At least the traditional version of a job, in which you do something you sorta hate, from 9-5p, and are paid for your time to just grit your teeth and do it. Let’s call this the “sell your...
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Reach Escape Velocity through Lean Content Marketing Marketing
Getting Traction Lightning Talk #12 Startup Product Summit San Franciscogdecugis's insight:I've been asked by Cindy Solomon, the founder of the insightful Startup Product Talks to talk about the...
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Marc Andreessen: Not every startup should be a Lean Startup or embrace the pivot
The Lean Startup has become somewhat of a bible for Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, but famed investor Marc Andreessen notes that sometimes founders misappropriate the ideas or don’t apply them...
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Five little rules for lean thought leadership
Don't think of thought leadership as rocket science — think of it as rocket fuel. Continue reading →gdecugis's insight:Nice recap by K. Tighe on what it takes to show thought leadership. Practical tips...
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All the Startup Advice You Read is Wrong
There are two big problems with reading about what made other companies successful: 1. Correlation is not Causation 2. Everything dependsgdecugis's insight:But as Ev explains in this brilliant post on...
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Tell a four-word story.
Forget the elevator pitch. You only get four words. gdecugis's insight:Great tip by James Buckhouse : startup entrepreneurship as storytelling.Ours? Share ideas that matterSee it on Scoop.it, via Ideas...
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5 Stories Every Entrepreneur Should Be Able To Tell
Nothing has the power to engage people like a great story. From a carefully crafted elevator pitch to the perfect customer testimonial, a great narrative can propel your brand and business...
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The Series A Round is the New Series B Round
The venture industry is awash with talk of the “Series A Crunch”, where it’s getting progressively more challenging for seed companies to land follow-on financing. In my short twogdecugis's...
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Why you can’t find a technical co-founder
"Hey, I’ve got this great idea for a startup…do you know any developers who might be interested in working with me?"gdecugis's insight:As Elizabeth Yin, the co-founder of LaunchBit who wrote this on...
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Survivorship Bias
The Misconception: You should focus on the successful if you wish to become successful.gdecugis's insight:This is a long but great and beautifully written post by David McRaney. His story starts with...
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