Nordic Startups Lead Europe and 11 must-read posts by Ben Silbermann, FundersClub, Rodrigo Martinez, Grant Canary, and more.
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 |
| From the Investors Thomas Olszewski of Frontline Ventures reports that with a smaller population, less capital, distributed across 5 countries, the Nordics have produced some of the most successful companies in Europe in “Startups and Venture Capital in the Nordics” FundersClub publishes the first book in their Education Center, aimed at helping entrepreneurs and investors learn about equity, convertible notes, and SAFEs in “Understanding Startup Investments” Rodrigo Martinez of Point Nine Capital outlines important factors he thinks founders should keep in mind when building their startup’s “A-team” in the early stage in “The Right Team & Roles” Mark MacLeod of SurePath Capital Partners expands on the four common attributes found after a post mortem review of the fundraising deals his clients closed last year in “Get Funded Faster!” Chris Olsen of Drive Capital talks about the Midwest evolving into the next great startup ecosystem in “The Full Ratchet Podcast, Ep. 114 (Part 2)” From the Operators Alex Turnbull of Groove how they’ve built a $5 million a year business in 3 years with content marketing as the only marketing channel they focus on in “Behind the Scenes (Part 2)” Madhavan Ramanujam of Simon-Kucher & Partners explains why pricing is so paramount from the get-go and the four ways companies often trip up when trying to monetize in “It’s Price Before Product. Period.” Asaf Yigal of Logz.io believes that taking the time to find and utilize smart, direct-to-source efficiencies can go a long way toward moving your business ahead in “A Lesson in Startup Efficiency” Ben Silbermann of Pinterest discusses how Pinterest got its first users and how, as a non-technical founder, he creates products in “Ben Silbermann at YC Startup School 2016” (video) Grant Canary of Droneseed walks through his tactics to stay calm and execute the perfect fundraising pitch in “Startup Pitching and Adrenaline Management: An Athlete's Tactics” Mike Duchen of Inside Sales Bootcamp describes core sales principles that apply to everything from driving for a ride-sharing company to working in inside sales in “9 Sales Lessons from an Uber Driver, a West Virginia Sign, and a Fortune Cookie” | |
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