Idea, product, team, and execution. Sam Altman believes these are the core pieces of a startup. In order to maximize your chances of success these are the areas to start investing in first. To see the full lecture check out the link below. http://startupclass.samaltman.com/courses/lec01/ The idea is the direction. If you start to head in …
Trello
Trello lets you work more collaboratively and get more done. Trello’s boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible and rewarding way. Whether it’s for work, a side project or even the next family vacation, Trello helps your team stay organized. Integrate the apps your team already …
7 Classic Startup Founder Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them)
Daily Muse co-founder and startup advisor Kathryn Minshew has started several startups and has the battle scars to prove it. In this 99U talk, Minshew shares common mistakes made by startup founders, and reveals the remedies to each. Chief among them? The “Gollum Syndrome” where founders treat their companies as “their precious.” Just launch and …
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The single biggest reason why startups succeed
Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others — and he got curious about why some succeeded and others failed. So he gathered data from hundreds of companies, his own and other people's, and ranked each company on five key factors. He found one factor that stands out from the others …
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Rich Dad Poor Dad
Rich Dad Poor Dad will.... Explode the myth that you need to earn a high income to become rich Challenge the belief that your house is an asset Show parents why they can't rely on the school system to teach their kids about money Define once and for all an asset and a liability Teach …
Hacker News
Hacker News is a social news website focusing on computer science and entrepreneurship. It is run by Paul Graham's investment fund and startup incubator, Y Combinator. https://news.ycombinator.com/ Hacker News is a great forum for those on the technical entrepreneurial track. There are few sites as focused while sticking to a particular niche as Hacker News. …
The Power of Habit
A young woman walks into a laboratory. Over the past two years, she has transformed almost every aspect of her life. She has quit smoking, run a marathon, and been promoted at work. The patterns inside her brain, neurologists discover, have fundamentally changed. Marketers at Procter & Gamble study videos of people making their beds. …
StartUp – Gimlet
StartUp is a documentary series about entrepreneurial life. The show has been downloaded tens of millions of times since its launch in 2014. Its first season has been adapted into an ABC sitcom called Alex, Inc. starring Zach Braff. StartUp has won a Gracie Award and the Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial …
Product Hunt
Product Hunt surfaces the best new products, every day. It's a place for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations. https://www.producthunt.com/ Product hunt is a great website to keep up to date with new products and startups. I find this to be a great …
How to Start a Startup Lecture Series
For those of you looking for a comprehensive overview of what it takes to start a StartUp, look no further. Sam Altman, from Y-Combinator, has a series of lectures that given at Stanford back in 2014. These lectures have guest speakers from notable StartUps such as Facebook, PayPal, Twitch, DoorDash, Zenefits, Zappos, and many more. …
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