Startup Reading List | September 04, 2015 |
...or it's almost over. It really depends on where you live. As some of you have noticed, we love to squeeze in a Game of Thrones reference in our weekly digest.
This digest focuses on working with users, hiring, redesign, and disruption theory which is a lot easier to digest than chaos theory. Time to catch some disruptive butterflies.
Happy weekend! | Tomorrow, Today. Connecting Investors with the Hottest Startups this September 21-23 in San Francisco.  TechCrunch Disrupt is the most anticipated tech event of the year coming to San Francisco this September 21-23. Come for the fireside chats and panels on hot tech topics with thought leaders ( view the full agenda here), a stroll through Startup and Hardware Alley, and the iconic Startup Battlefield competition. Leave knowing you’re one step ahead of the future. #TCDisrupt Make sure you get your tickets! | | Malcolm Bell "So, we started asking users directly, 'hey, how come you not sending any emails or chat messages'. And as soon as we asked, they told us why. Reasons were everything from 'I love my Gmail app' (WTF), to 'I can't do all the things I can do with Mailbox or Apple Mail or Outlook'. So, we asked, 'Hey, why aren't you sending more chat messages' and users told us 'nobody to chat with', 'I don't want to invite people I know' to 'Telegram is better' and 'I love my Whatsapp'." | | Bhavin Parikh "But if you believe in firing fast, then you should explicitly let the new hire know about your approach. Even better, let them know what percent of people have been let go in the first 3 months. Let them opt into the risk of joining your company. Don't rely on the employee's understanding of at-will employment. Don't lie by omission to get them to join." | | Bryce Roberts "As a longtime Bitly user, I was no different. Parts of the redesign confused me other parts drove me crazy! But as I've worked with the team and shared feedback I've come to a better understanding the rationale behind some decisions and have seen changes made that demonstrate that my voice, and the voices of other users, have been heard." | | Marc Andreessen Originally published on Twitter, review Marc Andreessen's clarification of Clay Christensen's disruption theory. | | | You are receiving this email because you believe that the best startup articles and videos are made by active members of the startup community. Startup Digest, © 2009-2015 by Techstars Central LLC. All rights reserved. Startup Digest is a registered trademark of Techstars Central, LLC. Privacy Policy. | | |
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