Friday, February 24, 2017

Startup Reading List - Startup Digest - Weekly Reads - February 24th - March 3rd

Startup Digest

Startup Reading List

February 24, 2017

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Startup Reading List Startup Digest is curated by:
Zubin Chagpar

Zubin Chagpar - @phylosopher

Contact Zubin Chagpar at zubin.chagpar@startupdigestmail.com

Chris McCann

Chris McCann - Community @ Greylock Partners

Contact Chris McCann at chris@startupdigest.com

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Why Our Co-Founder and Our CTO are Moving On

Joel Gascoigne

"We started off bootstrapped, then raised multiple rounds of funding. We experimented with self-management but for now have a more traditional management setup. We've waited to hire until it really hurt, and we've hired rapidly and recklessly when our views on ambition and growth changed."

State of the Cloud 2017

Byron Deeter, Kristina Shen, and Anna Khan

Great for startup entrepreneurs deciding where the market is heading and what to focus on.

55 things learned as a 19 year old VC

Tiffany Zhong

"Be skeptical. Don't believe everything you hear! I don't want to be a cynic, but this rule applies to life too, unfortunately."

You Are Not Alone

Jenny Lawton

"Dive into the network around you and learn from your it. Get connected. Be a mentor and find a good one. Take control of your learning. Everything is a teachable moment if you let it become one."

The Common Term Sheet Mistakes Founders Regret Making

Alex Graham

Despite the large increase in resources aimed at helping founders navigate the fundraising process, many still struggle when it comes to particular term sheet clauses that can have unintended consequences if misunderstood. These clauses can lead to founders losing control of their company or payout structures upon exit down the road, regardless of how much capital they succeeded in raising. This in-depth post by Toptal Finance Expert and VC Alex Graham fills the knowledge gap by breaking down the term sheet's trickiest clauses and the implications thereof.

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