Startup Reading List - 18-MAY-2018

Hi Digesters,Here's your weekly digest full of guidance to help you get to the next level.Enjoy and h

Issue #2  •  May 18  •  view online

Startup Reading List A weekly selection of top articles, videos and resources on startup life.

Hi Digesters, Here's your weekly digest full of guidance to help you get to the next level. Enjoy and have a great weekend!

Meet Investors & Potential Partners: Apply for Startup of the Year by 5/31 The Startup of the Year program (Established by TechCo) invites startups across all verticals to apply. Over the past decade, GrubHub, Groupon, Maxwell Health and thousands more have participated. The 100 semifinalists will showcase, meet with investors, advisors and network with industry leaders. Funding, prizes and new relationships make this an incredible opportunity for startups. Learn more and apply today.

Building Product Through Empathy – NYC Design – Medium Entrepreneurism at HoneyBook means challenging the status quo, and being a problem solver. After all, startups are created to solve an existing pain point or frustration, sometimes ones we didn't… medium.com   •   Share

Steve Blank Why Entrepreneurs Start Companies Rather Than Join Them If you asked me why I gravitated to startups rather than work in a large company I would have answered at various times: "I want to be my own boss." "I love risk." "I want flexible work hours." "I want to work on tough problems that matter." "I have a vision and want to see… steveblank.com  •  Share

Anne Wojcicki on How to Build the FutureAnne Wojcicki on How to Build the Future – Y Combinator Anne Wojcicki is the cofounder and CEO of 23andMe, which provides direct-to-consumer genetic testing. Sam Altman interviewed Anne for a series called How To Build The Future. blog.ycombinator.com  •  Share

The Employee Equity Project – AVC But the final post, How Much, is very much out of date as the talent market has moved in favor of employees a lot in the past eight years. avc.com   •   Share

Techstars Startup Digest Startup Reading List is curated by: Zubin Chagpar - @phylosopher zubin.chagpar@startupdigestmail.com

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